seedling

Noun

Meaning

A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one propagated by layers, buds, or the like.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

chit bush colt sap cadet vine callow child plant slip conifer brat cosmopolite annual minor
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Antonyms

man increase person mother animal dad
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Hypernyms

seed plant spermatophyte phanerogam

Phrases with the word

cotton seedling thrips dominator seedling

Examples

Indecision is the seedling of fear. Napoleon Hill

Acorns sprout into seedlings after fire and sites that have been cleared of canopy and leaf litter in fires are ideal for seedling success. Source: Internet

After 1 or 2 years after the Station fire in 2009 on the Angeles National Forest, there was an estimated 20:1 cedar:bigcone seedling density in fixed radius plots on Mount Wilson. Source: Internet

Dormancy of the radicle (seedling root)is broken during the first winter after dispersal while dormancy of the shoot bud is broken during the second winter. Source: Internet

E. caesia exhibits the opposite pattern of leaf development to most eucalyptus, with shiny green leaves in the seedling stage and dull, glaucous leaves in mature crowns. Source: Internet

Add 1-2 cm of pumice to the pot before adding the starter plug with seedling. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

seedlet seedlike seedline seedlip seedlop seedlot