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Seedling vs Vegetable - What's the difference?

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Seedling is a related term of vegetable.


As adjectives the difference between seedling and vegetable

is that seedling is which is a seedling (see below) while vegetable is of or relating to plants.

As nouns the difference between seedling and vegetable

is that seedling is (botany) a young plant grown from seed while vegetable is any plant.

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.

    • References

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    vegetable

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any plant.
  • A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
  • The edible part of such a plant.
  • (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.

    • Synonyms

    * (derogatory term for a person with brain damage) cabbage

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to plants.
  • Of or relating to vegetables.

    • Related terms

    * vegan * vegetarian * vegetate * vegetation * veggie * vegetable oil

    External links

    * (wikipedia "vegetable") * 1000 English basic words