seedling

🇬🇧 UK/'si:dliŋ/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2

Definitions

n.

A young plant that has been grown from a seed.

幼苗;秧苗

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
seedother
+
lingsuffix
=seedling

Common Collocations

  • 1.transplant a seedling移植幼苗
  • 2.seedling tray育苗盘
  • 3.[raise seedlings]育苗
  • 4.young seedling嫩小的幼苗

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The gardener carefully transplanted each seedling into a larger pot.

  • 2.

    Frost can easily kill a fragile seedling that has just broken through the soil.

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