noun
- a plant or tree grown from a seed.
- a tree not yet 3 feet (1 meter) high.
- any young plant, especially one grown in a nursery for transplanting.
noun
- a very young plant produced from a seed
n.“young plant developed from seed,” 1650s, from seed (n.) + diminutive suffix -ling.
- A young plant, especially one that grows from a seed rather than from a cutting. See Note at germination.