seedling
/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ noun C1- A young plant grown from seed. · Near-synonyms: sprout, chit
- one grown in a nursery for transplanting.
- a tree smaller than a sapling.
- A variety that originated from a volunteer that grew ferally from a seedling (sense 1) and was discovered, named, and subsequently propagated via grafting. (In some cases the parent variety is known.) · a chance seedling· a seedling apple
Plural seedlings
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