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seedling

/ˈsiːd.lɪŋ/

Translations

seedlingnoun

seedlings

/ˈsiːd.lɪŋ/

plantule

The gardener carefully transplanted the seedling into a larger pot.

Le jardinier a soigneusement repiqué la plantule dans un pot plus grand.

Additional translations

embryonAu sens figuré : début d’un développement.

plantonSurtout en sylviculture et en horticulture.

Synonyms

young plant

Antonyms

fully grown plant

adult plant

mature plant

seedlingadjective

/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe items related to seedlings (e.g. seedling tray, seedling stage).

de semisSe dit notamment d’un plateau, d’un bac ou d’un contenant destiné aux jeunes plants.

She bought a seedling tray to start her vegetable garden indoors.

Elle a acheté un plateau de semis pour démarrer son potager à l’intérieur.

Synonyms

Antonyms

fully grown

Definitions

seedlingnoun

A young plant, especially one that grows from a seed rather than from a cutting.

The gardener carefully transplanted the seedling into a larger pot.

A young tree that has been grown from a seed in a nursery and is ready to be planted out.

The forestry department distributed thousands of seedlings to help reforest the area.

Something that is in an early or initial stage of development.

The start-up is still a seedling, but it shows great potential.

seedlingadjective

Relating to or intended for seedlings.

She bought a seedling tray to start her vegetable garden indoors.