seedletn.
/ˈsiːdlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈsidlət/ A small seed (also figurative).
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1754 B. Martin Introd. Eng. Lang. & Learning i. 77/3 Rìnglet. Seèdlet. Squa`mmose.
1783 tr. C. Linnaeus Syst. Veg. (1785) I. 134 Seed imbricated, orbicular with a central seedlet.
1863 J. Ingelow Poems 50 The goldfinch on a thistle-head Stood scattering seedlets while she fed.
1899 G. Allen Story of Plants ii. 25 A little grain of pollen produced by the male plant unites with a little ovule or seedlet produced by the female.
1933 E. Ferber They brought their Women 156 That orange juice never had so much as a seedlet afloat on its surface.
1987 Guardian 9 Jan. The wonder is, that Lolita..sprang in part from this scanty wee seedlet once it was transferred to the fertile if alien soil of the United States.
2005 W. B. Barbe School Year of Poems 50 I hope each seedlet grows.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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