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treeling

treeling

7.0
A very young tree recently planted or sprouted
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : plantón
  • The gardener planted a young treeling in the backyard to provide shade in the future.

Examples

  • Look at that tiny treeling sprouting in the garden!

  • The treeling grew taller every day.

  • The gardener carefully watered each treeling in the nursery.

  • After the storm, only one treeling remained standing in the open field.

  • Volunteers planted hundreds of treelings to help restore the forest.

  • After a storm, the new treeling was bent but still rooted in the soil.

  • Every spring, I check on the treeling I planted last year to see how it has grown.

Synonyms

seedling
vstreeling
20 2.8

A young plant that grows from a seed before it has adult leaves

is a very young tree form, usually after sprouting or recent planting
sapling
vstreeling
16 2.7

A young tree with a thin trunk

is usually younger, just planted or recently sprouted
treelet
vstreeling
6.8

A small tree that is not fully grown or a type that stays short

is specifically a very young plant, often newly planted rather than small species

Antonyms

matured
2.6

A plant or food that is fully grown and ripe and at its best quality

How Young

matured
2.6
sapling
16 2.7
treeling
  • UK
7.0
seedling
20 2.8

Surface Forms

treeling singular
treelings plural

Morphology

treeling = tree (transparent) = tree + ling

The meaning is directly derived from 'tree' plus the diminutive suffix '-ling', indicating a small or young tree.

Etymology

Treeling comes from the simple word tree plus the ending -ling, which means 'young' or 'small' and appears in words like duckling and seedling. So a treeling is just a very young or newly planted tree.