seedling

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Synonyms: sendling, needling, seedline, seeding, reedling, seeling, feeling, seething, seeping, seeming, seeking

Antonyms: sendling, needling, seedline, seeding, reedling, seeling, feeling, seething, seeping, seeming, seeking

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q1385709}} {{lb|en|botany}} A young [[plant]] grown from [[seed]].
2. Any young plant, especially:
3. {{senseid|en|plant variety from seedling origin}} {{lb|en|horticulture|agriculture|[[pomology]]}} A [[variety#English:_subspecific strain or cultivar|variety]] that originated from a volunteer that grew [[ferally]] from a seedling ({{senseno|en|Q1385709}}) and was discovered, named, and subsequently [[propagate]]d via [[grafting]]. {{n-g|(In some cases the parent variety is known.)}}

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