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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

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

"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

Not only is there water, but the soil in the dambo is deep black and full of nutrients that a little tobacco seedling requires to grow strong.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

But some seedlings were kept, and so its legacy has not been forgotten.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 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

Pine plantations are started with several hundred seedlings an acre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Osh was even more quiet than usual as we put out the seedlings the next day.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk




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