seedling
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In both cases, peroxisomes expanded during the seed to seedling stage as expected.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Weyerhaeuser trained an AI model to pore over drone footage and calculate seedling survival rates, which are typically obtained by sending foresters to count twiggy young trees in rugged or sweltering terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Now it’s graduation day, when native plants coaxed from seedling trays to 1-gallon pots stand ready for planting on the crossing itself this month.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
The seedling was first seen by the public at the Chelsea Flower Show on 20 May, when Dame Judi Dench placed it in the Octavia Hill garden.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
With each tender seedling that unfurled its small green leaf to my eager gaze, my excitement would rise and mount; winged, wondrous.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing seedling
Plants (Botany) - Introduction
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