seedling

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During apple season, neighbors drop barrels of seedling apples on the lawn for Kaiser’s experiments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

It’s the seedling of a vision the corps dreamt up just a few years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2024

The first seedling will be looked after by horticulturalists until it is ready for planting.

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

There she waited on, watching Sam run through the laurel and seedling hemlocks to their field.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George