Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plantling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plantling
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, young, or miniature plant.

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: plant

Inflected Forms

plantlings (plural)

Questions

What does plantling mean?: A small, young, or miniature plant.
Where does plantling come from?: From plant + -ling.

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