seedling

seedling
/seed"ling/, n.
1. a plant or tree grown from a seed.
2. a tree not yet 3 ft. (1 m) high.
3. any young plant, esp. one grown in a nursery for transplanting.
[1650-60; SEED + -LING1]

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