Plural of seedling
regular plural
The plural of seedling is seedlings.
Forms of seedling
| Singular | seedling /ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | seedlings |
| Countable | countable |
Seedlings in a sentence
- The seedlings appeared to be coming along nicely until a late frost killed them.From the entry late
- The estate's present seed stock comprises seedlings, bulbs and various nuts.From the entry seed stock
- All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.From the entry knit
- Already, seedlings root in the nurse logsʼ crevices, nourished by the rot.2018, Richard Powers, The Overstory, Vintage (2019), page 624. From the entry nurse log
- Green mirids may be present at any crop stage from seedlings to podding.2007, H. Brier, “7: Pulses—Summer (including Peanuts)”, in P. T. Bailey, editor, Pests of Field Crops and Pastures: Identification and…. From the entry mirid
Meaning of seedling
- noun A young plant grown from seed.
- noun One grown in a nursery for transplanting.
- noun A tree smaller than a sapling.
Questions about the plural of seedling
- What is the plural of seedling?
- The plural of seedling is seedlings.
- Is seedling countable?
- Seedling is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: seedling (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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