seedling
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Art provided a release for the young Kusama, whose father, a seedling merchant, was unfaithful to her mother.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
This was as a result of feral goats who ate every tree seedling which then prevented the forest from regenerating.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
In both cases, peroxisomes expanded during the seed to seedling stage as expected.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026
Now it’s graduation day, when native plants coaxed from seedling trays to 1-gallon pots stand ready for planting on the crossing itself this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
Then he moved in slow motion and plunked the seedling into the mud.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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But some seedlings were kept, and so its legacy has not been forgotten.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
A box of seedlings was discovered in the kitchen.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Howard is planting fewer seedlings per acre to reduce upfront costs and thinning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yurok revegetation crews culled invasive weeds and planted nearly half a million native seedlings across 50 species, including redwoods and black cottonwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The soil was in the room, too: The elegant table was covered with dozens of little canvas sacks filled with seedlings, and Sarai wondered how plants figured into the Godslayer’s plans to conquer the citadel.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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