seedling
Newly germinated growth
A seedling is a young plant grown from seed, typically in an early stage of development with only a few leaves.
Seedlings are often started indoors or in nurseries before being transplanted: The seedlings are ready to move to the garden.
The term extends figuratively to anything in an early, tender stage of growth.
Begin plant development
- sproutNew plant emergence
- cotyledonEmbryonic leaf in seeds
- radicleEmbryonic plant root
- plumuleEmbryonic plant shoot
seedcoat · emergence · rooting · rootlet · shoot · embryo · dormancy · stratification
Initial stage of something
foundation · birth · infancy · emergence · nascent · fledgling · budding · burgeoning
Replanting depleted woodlands
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
bare-root · containerized · succession · regeneration · wildfire · windbreak · timber · conservation
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- wateringSupplying with moisture
soil · fertilization · transpiration · turgor · biomass · cellulose · stomata · minerals
Commitment to act
- nascentBeginning to develop
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- emergingComing into view
- incipientStarting to develop
embryonic · germinal · undeveloped · latent · possibility · prospect · futurity · unrealized
Easily broken or harmed
- tenderSoft or sore
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
susceptible · weak · fledgling · protection · shelter · wilting · stress · leggy
germinate
Begin plant development
plumule · seedcoat · emergence · rooting · rootlet · shoot · embryo · dormancy · stratification · scarification
beginning
Initial stage of something
dawn · foundation · birth · infancy · emergence · nascent · fledgling · budding · burgeoning · early-stage
reforestation
Replanting depleted woodlands
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
plantation · bare-root · containerized · succession · regeneration · wildfire · windbreak · timber · conservation · understory
photosynthesis
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- sunlightRadiance from our star
watering · soil · fertilization · transpiration · turgor · biomass · cellulose · stomata · minerals · cultivation
promise
Commitment to act
incipient · embryonic · germinal · undeveloped · latent · possibility · prospect · futurity · unrealized · unfolding
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
- tenderSoft or sore
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
sensitive · susceptible · weak · fledgling · protection · shelter · wilting · stress · leggy · spindly
transplanting
Moving living growth elsewhere
greenhouse · dibble · bedding · starter · plug · rootbound · damping-off · misting
- plant anatomyroot, stem, leaves, stems, leaf
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- plant termstree, shrub, vine, herb, fern
- coffee plantarabica, robusta, coffee cherry, coffee bean, trunk
seedlingmature plant
Fully developed vegetation
mature tree · ancient tree · parent plant · mother plant · giant sequoia
seedlingseed
Embryonic plant capsule
parent plant · mother plant · fruit · spore · cutting
- seedling trayContainer for germinating seeds