Illustration of seedling
- 1 primary root
- 2 rootlet
- 3 root hairs
- 4 hypocotyl
- 5 cotyledon
- 6 young stem
- 7 true leaf
1
: a young plant grown from seed
2
a
: a young tree before it becomes a sapling
b
: a nursery plant not yet transplanted
seedling
adjective
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That might be true as the seedling emerges from the seed, but when that tree grows to 5 or so years old, the root system develops very differently.
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Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
This rate of progress will only increase as the agency and its partners collaborate to scale up key inputs such as tree seeds, seedlings, and workforce.
—Jad Daley, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
This year, the foundation plans to fund 14 community seedling nurseries across five different regions, enabling families to significantly increase their income over three years.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Still, if cooler conditions are supporting better seedling survival, those Joshua tree populations may still end up being healthier than those in places farther south, where flowering is increasing, Yoder said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
This rate of progress will only increase as the agency and its partners collaborate to scale up key inputs such as tree seeds, seedlings, and workforce.
—Jad Daley, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024
This year, the foundation plans to fund 14 community seedling nurseries across five different regions, enabling families to significantly increase their income over three years.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Still, if cooler conditions are supporting better seedling survival, those Joshua tree populations may still end up being healthier than those in places farther south, where flowering is increasing, Yoder said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Seedling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seedling. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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seedling
noun
seed·ling
ˈsēd-liŋ 
1
: a young plant grown from seed
2
: a tree before it becomes a sapling
seedling
adjective
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