Plantling
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small, young, or miniature plant.
"Thus, the scheme described above is cost effective, with small numbers of high-cost plantlings being used to produce very large numbers of lower cost stecklings . An alternative is to use 100 percent plantlings."
Example
More examples"Thus, the scheme described above is cost effective, with small numbers of high-cost plantlings being used to produce very large numbers of lower cost stecklings . An alternative is to use 100 percent plantlings."
Etymology
From plant + -ling.
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