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treeling

treeling noun: a young, small, or miniature tree.

Noun

treeling (plural treelings)

  1. A young, small, or miniature tree.
    • The following table shows for the school year 1922-23 the number of schools with nurseries, the number of treelings and plantlings distributed by school nurseries, the number of treelings and plantlings set out by pupils at their homes, [...]1924, Philippines. Bureau of Education, Annual report of the Director of Education - Page 48
    • When Nahton finally knelt beside one of the potted treelings and wrapped his fingers around the scaled trunk, he sent his thoughts through telink, connecting with the worldforest, searching through a million thought-lines.2003, Kevin J. Anderson, A Forest of Stars

Forms of treeling

pluraltreelings

Origin of treeling

From tree + -ling.

Questions about treeling

What does treeling mean?
Treeling means a young, small, or miniature tree.
What part of speech is treeling?
Treeling is a noun.
What is the plural of treeling?
The plural of treeling is treelings.

Words near treeling in the dictionary

  1. treelike
  2. treelikeness
  3. treeline
  4. treelined
  5. treelines
  6. treeling
  7. treelings
  8. treelist
  9. treelists
  10. treelogies
  11. treelogy

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