seed|ling

seed|ling
seed|ling «SEED lihng», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a young plant grown from a seed.
2. a young tree less than three feet high.
–adj.
1. developed or raised from seed.
2. like a small seed; existing in a rudimentary state.
3. (of oysters) hatched from seed.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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