seedling
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Unlike a few of the seedling apples we’d tasted—some of which foragers evocatively call “spitters”—this was fruit I’d cut up to serve with thick slices of cheddar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Still, if cooler conditions are supporting better seedling survival, those Joshua tree populations may still end up being healthier than those in places farther south, where flowering is increasing, Yoder said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
The seedling was first seen by the public at the Chelsea Flower Show on 20 May, when Dame Judi Dench placed it in the Octavia Hill garden.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
This makes it more likely for the plant seedling to encounter the fungi it needs for its own sustenance, the researchers argue.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Hanako tried again, and her seedling didn’t stand straight, but it did stand straighter than her previous attempt.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
Vocabulary lists containing seedling
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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