seedling
gb/sˈidlɪŋ/ us/sˈidlɪŋ/
B2
Inglês
Acepções
0 acepção
Substantivo
B2
entity
1
a very young plant
A small young plant that grows from a seed.
Padrão de uso:
[a/an] seedling; [plant] seedling; seedling of [plant]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse seedling (young plant) with seed (before it grows) or sapling (a young tree that is bigger and older than a seedling).
Sinônimos
sprout (Often refers to the early shoot or new growth rather than the whole young plant.)
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young plant (A general phrase; less specific than seedling.)
Antônimos
mature plant (A fully grown plant, not newly started.)
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adult plant (Emphasizes being past the early growth stage.)
Colocações
tomato seedlings
|tree seedlings
|young seedlings
|seedling tray
|seedling pot
|seedling bed
|seedling mix
|transplant seedlings
|raise seedlings
|seedling leaves
Temas
nature
|gardening
|farming
Exemplos
- The gardener planted the lettuce seedlings in rows after the last frost.
- These seedlings need bright light or they’ll grow tall and weak.
- I bought a tray of herb seedlings at the market and transplanted them into pots.
Exemplos para estudantes
- This is a tomato seedling.
- The seedling needs water and light.
Substantivo
C1
abstract
2
a new, undeveloped person or thing
Something new that is just starting to grow or develop.
Padrão de uso:
[a] seedling [business/idea/talent]
Erro comum:
This figurative meaning is less common than the plant meaning and is mainly used in writing or formal speech.
Sinônimos
beginner (Used for people; focuses on lack of experience rather than early development.)
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start-up (Used mainly for new businesses; more specific than seedling.)
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newcomer (A new person in a group, not necessarily ‘developing’.)
Antônimos
established company (A business that is already stable and well known.)
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veteran (An experienced person, not new or developing.)
Colocações
a seedling company
|seedling business
|seedling idea
|seedling movement
|seedling talent
|seedling project
Temas
business
|education
|society
Exemplos
- The incubator supports seedling companies until they can attract investors.
- At this stage it was only a seedling idea, but it later became a national campaign.
- The program helps seedling artists build confidence and find an audience.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The business is still a seedling.
- It started as a seedling idea.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
seedling
AFI
GB/sˈidlɪŋ/
US/sˈidlɪŋ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
seed - ling (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (seed)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: seedling
- Plural: seedlings
Expressões
seedling bed
1/sˈidlɪŋ bˈɛd/
fixed phrase
technical
a bed for raising seedlings
A small area of soil used to grow young plants before moving them.
Exemplos
- They raised onion seedlings in a seedling bed and moved them to the field in spring.
- Keep the seedling bed evenly moist until the plants are established.
- The farmer shaded the seedling bed during the hottest part of the day.
seedling mix
1/sˈidlɪŋ mˈɪks/
fixed phrase
technical
soil mix for seedlings
Special soil used for young plants.
Exemplos
- Use seedling mix rather than garden soil to reduce disease and improve drainage.
- The gardener made a seedling mix with coconut coir and perlite.
- I ran out of seedling mix and the seedlings struggled in heavy compost.
seedling plug
1/sˈidlɪŋ plˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
technical
a young plant grown in a cell
A small seedling grown in a little block of soil so it’s easy to move.
Exemplos
- The nursery sells cabbage as seedling plugs for easy transplanting.
- Handle seedling plugs by the leaves to avoid crushing the stems.
- She spaced the seedling plugs evenly along the bed and watered them in.
seedling stage
1/sˈidlɪŋ stˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
technical
early stage of plant growth
The time when a plant is still a small seedling.
Exemplos
- Most losses happen during the seedling stage, so careful watering matters.
- The herb is slow at the seedling stage but grows quickly once established.
- Pests can wipe out a crop if they attack at the seedling stage.
seedling tray
1/sˈidlɪŋ tɹˈeɪ/
fixed phrase
technical
a tray for growing seedlings
A tray used to grow many small seedlings.
Exemplos
- Fill the seedling tray with moist compost and press the seeds gently into the surface.
- She moved the seedling tray to a sunny windowsill to keep the plants from stretching.
- Once the seedlings had two true leaves, he transplanted them out of the seedling tray.