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seedling

seed·ling
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [seed-ling]
    • /ˈsid lɪŋ/
    • /ˈsiːd.lɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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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

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Synonyms for seedling

noun seedling

  • biennial — A biennial event happens or is done once every two years.
  • greenery — green foliage or vegetation; verdure.
  • hardwood — the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany.
  • herb — a male given name, form of Herbert.
  • herbs — Plural form of herb.

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