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- [seed-ling]
- /ˈsid lɪŋ/
- /ˈsiːd.lɪŋ/
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- [seed-ling]
- /ˈsid lɪŋ/
Definitions of seedling word
- noun seedling a plant or tree grown from a seed. 1
- noun seedling a tree not yet 3 feet (1 meter) high. 1
- noun seedling any young plant, especially one grown in a nursery for transplanting. 1
- noun seedling young plant 1
- countable noun seedling A seedling is a young plant that has been grown from a seed. 0
- noun seedling a very young plant produced from a seed 0
Information block about the term
Origin of seedling
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; seed + -ling1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Seedling
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seedling popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seedling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seedling
noun seedling
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