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seedling

[seed-ling] / ˈsid lɪŋ /


NOUN
sapling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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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

In the shade beneath the fading giant, a seedling had sprouted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In both cases, peroxisomes expanded during the seed to seedling stage as expected.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Weyerhaeuser uses AI to monitor mill equipment, optimize truck routes, and calculate seedling survival rates from drone footage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I find a doodle of the seedling on a pad of paper near the TV.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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