seedling
- noun
- /ˈsiːd.lɪŋ/
- Lila gave the boy a red water pail, and he nurtured the seedlings as best he could.
- plant seedlings
- tree seedlings
- seedling growth
So they've seen it right from seedling to fully grown plant.
- So they've seen it right from seedling to fully grown plant.
- So I took three of the same size seedlings, threw them into the same size pot.
- I've removed it without damaging the seed or the seedling or the root at all.
- Starting with the seedling, make sure that you water the plant, OK?
- They also questioned the idea that the mother tree is able to feed her seedlings through the fungal networks.
- And if you like seedlings, it's pendrophile.
- So paw paws are rather difficult to find seedlings for, and I've been reached.
- But yes, then so, so seedlings will, will start to grow.
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After planting the seeds, we were excited to see the first seedlings sprout in the garden.
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Starting with the seedling, make sure that you water the plant, OK?
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Well, then we take our little seedling and pop it in.
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We're seeing how the seedlings are coming out.
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We plant seedlings every time we harvest.
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The Greenway Trust plans to return to these sites to plant tree seedlings next spring.
Academic text (1995) -
In spring 1998, we will plant white pine seedlings and follow their survival and growth characteristics.
Academic text (1997) -
This is a great method for starting those finicky seedlings that don't like root disturbance like the beans.
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"Rain shortly after planting can form a crust that seedlings can't penetrate," he says.
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In the greenhouse, we carefully monitored the growth of each seedling to ensure they remained healthy.
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Etymology
The word seedling is made of seed and the ending -ling, which means 'small' or 'young', as in duckling. So a seedling is a baby plant that has grown from a seed.