seedling

Plural: seedlings

Noun

• A young plant, especially one recently sprouted from a seed.
• young plant or tree grown from a seed
• A young plant grown from seed.
• Any young plant, especially:
• one grown in a nursery for transplanting.
• Any young plant, especially:
• a tree smaller than a sapling.

Examples

• His strategy started with a small word, a seedling for future high-scoring plays.