seedling
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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
"The peroxisome gets even larger during the seed to seedling stage, when the plant is relying on fatty acids for energy, before shrinking back down to its normal size once the plant can photosynthesize."
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
It’s using AI to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates—a process that’s typically labor-intensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
For a number of years California rice growers have been treating seed with DDT as protection against tadpole shrimp and scavenger beetles which sometimes damage seedling rice.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing seedling
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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Plants (Botany) - Middle School
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