Treeling

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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, [...]"

Example

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"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, [...]"

Etymology

From tree + -ling.

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