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seedling

[seed-ling] / ˈsid lɪŋ /


NOUN
sapling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Art provided a release for the young Kusama, whose father, a seedling merchant, was unfaithful to her mother.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The 73-year-old bought a seedling online five years ago and planted it in a greenhouse outside his Miami home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

This was as a result of feral goats who ate every tree seedling which then prevented the forest from regenerating.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

This doomed seedling was part of a National Park Service planting effort to replace dozens of Joshua trees cut down by a Southern California Edison contractor tasked with protecting the company’s power lines.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026

If I die weep at my grave every day until a seedling appears in the dirt, then cry on it to make it grow until it becomes a beautiful tree whose roots surround my body.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

After the tree was felled, seedlings were kept in a secret National Trust centre to help preserve the legacy of the much-photographed landmark.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

And 10,000 is about the number of oak seedlings he’s entrusted to the hands of people who pledged to care for the tree that has become his mission and obsession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Two seedlings from the last known wild dendroseris neriifolia tree have arrived at Logan Botanic Garden in Dumfries and Galloway after an international rescue effort involving experts in Chile and the UK.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Howard is planting fewer seedlings per acre to reduce upfront costs and thinning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Weeding was done by hand, diligently and unceasingly, because the seedlings could easily be choked by other plant life.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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