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Definition: Seedling |
SeedlingNoun1. Young plant or tree grown from a seed. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "seedling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Infant | Child, bairn, little one, brat, chit, pickaninny, urchin; bantling, bratling; elf. youth, boy, lad, stripling, youngster, youngun, younker, callant, whipster, whippersnapper, whiffet, schoolboy, hobbledehoy, hopeful, cadet, minor, master. scion; sap, seedling; tendril, olive branch, nestling, chicken, larva, chrysalis, tadpole, whelp, cub, pullet, fry, callow; codlin,codling; foetus, calf, colt, pup, foal, kitten; lamb, lambkin; aurelia, caterpillar, cocoon, nymph, nympha, orphan, pupa, staddle. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Seedling |
| English words defined with "seedling": Bramley's Seedling ♦ gean ♦ mazzard, mazzard cherry. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "seedling": aerial portion ♦ coleoptile ♦ dicotyledons ♦ epigeal portion ♦ FOREST NURSERY SUPERVISOR ♦ hypocotyl ♦ monocotyledons ♦ seedling per cent, seedling percent, SEEDLING PULLER, SEEDLING SORTER, seedling tray, stocked quadrat ♦ TREE PLANTER, tree puller ♦ wildling. (references) |
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Lyrics | And as I watch this seedling grow, (My Father's Eyes; performing artist: Eric Clapton) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Blood Seedling (1915) | |
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 | A one year old mangrove seedling is protected from high speed boat wakes by a PVC cage.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | John Row from the Manhattan Plant Materials Center inspects some new seedling varieties ready for outdoor planting. Kansas.Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |
 | Plant pathologist Tim Widmer sprays a fungus isolated from yellow starthistle on a seedling of the same plant species. The fungus is harmless to humans. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Dragon fly perched on a mangrove seedling.Credit: Jerry Sintz. |
 | Dragon fly perched on a mangrove seedling.Credit: Jerry Sintz. |  | A seedling is pictured as an example of Tubed Seeding.Credit: T. Hogervorst. |
 | [Interior view- Cinchona seedling hot house, near Washington, DC].Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Agriculture. Guayule cultivation. Mechanical seedling digger working in a guayule bed. The digger is a four foot long blade which is drawn through the ground under the plants, cutting the roots loose and uprooting the plants. Guayule plantings will produc.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Seedling" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Seedling" is used about 42 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 42 | 52,864 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "seedling": Bramley's Seedling ♦ seedling per cent ♦ seedling percent ♦ seedling tray. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "seedling"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | filiz (bine, bourgeon, braird, offspring, shoot, sprout), bimëz (shoot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مسبكة, نبتة صغيرة, نبتة (plant, shoot, wort), شجيرة صغيرة, بذرة (germ, grain, kernel, pip, seed, sowing, sperm, spore). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | младок (colt, fledgeling, fledgling, sapling, shaveling, shaver, snip, snippet, sprig, sprout, youngster), младо стръкче. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 秧苗 , 子 (young plant), 幼木. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | sazenice. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | plantekim (embryo, germ, germ cell), kimplante (embryo, germ, germ cell, set, young plant), kim (embryo, germ, germ cell, nucleus), froeplante (maiden, seed-producing plant), embryo (embryo, germ, germ cell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zaailing (bedding plant or seedling for transplanting, formed tree, plant, seedling for planting), zaadkiem (germ, set, young plant), pootplant, kiemplant (embryo, formed tree, germ, germ cell), kiem (embryo, germ, germ cell, nucleus, precursor, seed), embryo (embryo, germ, germ cell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | taimi (sapling, sprout). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | plant (set). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Sämling, Setzling (bedding plant, fingerling, Fry, planting shoot, rooted vine, rooting, set, young plant), säend (sowing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σπορόφυτο, φύτρο (germ, set, young plant), δένδρο για εκμετάλλευση (formed tree), δένδρο δρυμού (formed tree), δενδρύλλιο (sapling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שתיל (plant, slip), שתל (graft, sapling, transplant), זריע (sowing season), טיע (plant), טע (plant, plantation, sapling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rügy (bud, burgeon, eye, offset, sprout), palánta (set). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | semaian, bibit (cause, germ, prospective, seed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | piantina (city map, map of the city, planting shoot, set, townplan, young plant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 苗木 (sapling, young tree), 実" (plant raised from the seed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | なえぎ (sapling, young tree), みしょう (plant raised from the seed, unidentified, unknown). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 묘종. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sheelag, aase beg. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eedlingsay plântula (embryo, germ, germ cell, set, young plant). (various references) rãsad (seed). (various references) сеянец, рассада (seedings). (various references) spilgean (grain). (various references) semenjača. (various references) nhondo. (various references) plantón (planting shoot, quickset, set), planta de semillero. (various references) groddplanta (embryo, germ, germ cell), fröplanta. (various references) ต้นอ่อน (bud). (various references) fide (set). (various references) nahal (sapling). (various references) сіянець, розсада (sprouts). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | planta, plantae, plantam, plantas. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "seedling": seedlings. (additional references) | |
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"Seedling" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Edelin, reedling, sedling, Seeling, Seevli, Segeplan, Siegling. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "seedling" (pronounced sē"dling) |
| 5 | -ē" d l i ng | needling. |
| 4 | -d l i ng | cuddling, dawdling, fiddling, foundling, groundling, handling, kindling, mishandling, panhandling, Pindling, rekindling, Sandling, straddling, swindling, toddling, twiddling, unbundling. |
| 3 | -l i ng | ailing, ambling, angling, annealing, appalling, appealing, assailing, assembling, babbling, backpedaling, baffling, bailing, baling, balling, bankrolling, barreling, battling, beguiling, belittling, Belling, bicycling, billing, blackmailing, boggling, boiling, Bolling, bottling, bowling, brawling, bristling, broiling, bubbling, buckling, bugling, bumbling, bundling, bungling, burgling, burling, bustling, cackling, cajoling, calling, canceling, cancelling, Carling, ceiling, channeling, chilling, chortling, chronicling, chuckling, circling, coddling, commingling, compelling, compiling, concealing, consoling, controlling, cooling, corralling, counseling, countervailing, coupling, cowling, crackling, cradling, crawling, crippling, crumbling, culling, curling, curtailing, cycling, dabbling, dangling, darling, dazzling, dealing, decoupling, derailing, detailing, Dialing, disabling, disgruntling, dismantling, dispelling, dissembling, distilling, doling, doubling, dribbling, drilling, drizzling, drooling, duckling, dueling, dulling, dumpling, dwelling, dwindling, earthling, emailing, embezzling, empaneling, enabling, encircling, enrolling, entailing, entangling, entitling, equaling, excelling, expelling, extolling, failing, falling, feeling, felling, filing, filling, fizzling, flailing, fledgling, foaling, foiling, fondling, fooling, forestalling, foretelling, fouling, freewheeling, fueling, fuelling, fulfilling, fumbling, funneling, galling, gambling, giggling, gobbling, grappling, Grayling, grilling, groveling, growling, grueling, grumbling, gurgling, guzzling, haggling, hailing, hassling, hauling, healing, heckling, helling, hilling, hobbling, holing, howling, huddling, humbling, hurdling, hurling, hurtling, hustling, idling, imperiling, inhaling, initialing, inkling, installing, instilling, intermingling, jailing, jiggling, jostling, juggling, Keeling, killing, kneeling, labeling, leveling, lolling, Lulling, mailing, mangling, Marling, marshaling, meddling, Melling, middling, milling, mingling, mislabeling, misspelling, modeling, mothballing, mottling, muddling, mulling, mumbling, muscling, nailing, nestling, nibbling, nonruling, oiling, outselling, overbilling, overhauling, overkilling, overruling, overselling, paddling, paneling, paralleling, parboiling, parceling, paroling, patrolling, pearling, pedaling, peddling, peeling, pickling, piddling, piling, Pilling, poling, polling, pooling, prevailing, profiling, propelling, prowling, pulling, pummeling, puzzling, quadrupling, quarreling, quelling, quibbling, quilling, Quisling, railing, rambling, rankling, rappelling, rattling, raveling, rebelling, recalling, reconciling, recycling, redoubling, reeling, refueling, regaling, remodeling, repealing, repelling, rescheduling, reselling, resembling, reshuffling, retailing, retelling, retooling, revealing, reveling, ridiculing, Riesling, rifling, rilling, rippling, rivaling, roiling, rolling, rototilling, ruffling, ruling, rumbling, rustling, saddling, sailing, sampling, sapling, scaling, scheduling, Schilling, schooling, scowling, scrambling, scribbling, scuttling, sealing, Seeling, selling, settling, shelling, shilling, shoveling, shriveling, shuffling, shuttling, sibling, signaling, signalling, singling, sizzling, skilling, smelling, smiling, smuggling, snarling, Snelling, snowballing, sparkling, Sparling, spelling, spilling, spiraling, spiralling, spoiling, sprawling, sprinkling, squabbling, squealing, stalling, stapling, starling, startling, stealing, stenciling, sterling, stifling, stockpiling, stonewalling, storytelling, strangling, strickling, stripling, strolling, struggling, stumbling, styling, suckling, surveilling, swashbuckling, swelling, swilling, swirling, swiveling, tabling, tackling, tailing, tangling, telling, thrilling, throttling, Tilling, tingling, tinkling, toggling, toiling, tolling, tooling, toppling, totaling, totalling, toweling, trailing, trampling, traveling, travelling, trembling, trickling, trifling, trilling, tripling, trolling, troubling, tumbling, tunneling, twinkling, twirling, unappealing, unavailing, underling, underselling, unfailing, unfeeling, unfurling, unraveling, unsettling, unsmiling, untangling, unveiling, unwilling, veiling, waffling, waggling, wailing, walling, warbling, weakling, welling, whaling, wheeling, whirling, whistling, whittling, wholesaling, wiggling, wiling, willing, wobbling, wrangling, wrestling, wrinkling, yearling, yelling, yodeling. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-g-i-l-n-s" | |
-1 letter: deleing, dingles, engilds, enisled, ensiled, legends, linseed, seeding, seeling, singled. | |
-2 letters: deigns, denies, design, dienes, diesel, dinges, dingle, ediles, elides, engild, enisle, ensile, genies, gledes, gleeds, glides, ingles, ledges, legend, lensed, lieges, sedile, seeing, seidel, seined, senile, sieged, signed, signee, singed, single, sledge. | |
-3 letters: deign, deils, deles, delis, denes, dense, diene, dines, dinge. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-g-i-l-n-s" | |
+1 letter: bleedings, dieseling, engirdles, englished, ensilaged, glistened, needlings, reedlings, seedlings. | |
+2 letters: designedly, dieselings, diligences, euglenoids, guidelines, legendries, reshingled, resignedly, ridgelines. | |
+3 letters: delegations, delustering, deselecting, desilvering, detasseling, dieselizing, disentangle, disheveling, divulgences, generalised, godlikeness, godlinesses, indulgences, lysogenised, lysogenized, pedestaling, resoldering, ringleaders. | |
+4 letters: cladogenesis, decreasingly, deescalating, deliquescing, demonologies, dendrologies, deontologies, depressingly, detasselling, diagnoseable, disbelieving, disentangled, disentangles, dishevelling, dislodgement, indigestible, legerdemains, misknowledge, overindulges, pedestalling, rescheduling, slenderizing, speedballing, underselling, undigestible. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 65 64 6C 69 6E 67 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . . -.. .-.. .. -. --. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01100101 01100100 01101100 01101001 01101110 01100111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e e d l i n g |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0065 0064 006C 0069 006E 0067 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5371717078758073 |
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