treeling
English
Etymology
From tree + -ling.
Noun
treeling (plural treelings)
- A young, small, or miniature tree.
- 1924, Philippines. Bureau of Education, Annual report of the Director of Education - Page 48:
- 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, [...]
- 2003, Kevin J. Anderson, A Forest of Stars:
- When Nahton finally knelt beside one of the potted treelings and wrapped his fingers around the scaled trunk, he sent his thoughts through telink, connecting with the worldforest, searching through a million thought-lines.
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Anagrams
- gentlier, greenlit