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# seedling

noun (a seedling, seedlings)

«seedling» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A seedling is a very young plant that has just grown from a seed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#m1)
2. A seedling has its first small leaves and needs light, water and care to grow strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons pupils grow seedlings from beans or cress to learn about germination and what plants need: water, light, warmth and soil. In gardening, seedlings are planted out when big enough. Phrases: «plant out the seedlings», «water the seedlings», «grow seedlings».

### Examples

- Our bean seedlings grew two centimetres this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#x1)
- Water the seedlings gently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#x2)
- The seedlings on the dark shelf were pale and thin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#x3)
- We planted the tomato seedlings in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#x4)
- A seedling grows from a seed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#x5)
- Slugs ate our lettuce seedlings overnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/#x6)

### Note

Countable: seedling, seedlings. «-ling» means small or young (duckling, gosling). In a science table you can record a seedling's height each day and find how much it grew: later height − earlier height.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «seedling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/seedling/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«seedling» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seedling.html) on Mova free.