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seedling

[seed-ling] / ˈsid lɪŋ /


NOUN
sapling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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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

Once the seedling has matured into a sapling, it will be planted in Windsor Great Park.

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

In his picture, the seedling is growing out of the top of a man's large head.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan