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Seedling vs Sapling - What's the difference?

seedling | sapling |

Sapling is a synonym of seedling.



As nouns the difference between seedling and sapling

is that seedling is a young plant grown from seed while sapling is a young tree, but bigger than a seedling.

As an adjective seedling

is which is a seedling (see below.

seedling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • which is a seedling (see below)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A young plant grown from seed
  • Any young, especially
  • # one grown in a nursery for transplanting
  • # a tree smaller than a sapling.

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    sapling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young tree, but bigger than a seedling.
  • (figuratively) A youngster, especially a male nearing maturity.

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