treeling
nounEtymology From tree + -ling.
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, [...]1924, Philippines. Bureau of Education, Annual report of the Director of Education - Page 48:
- 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.2003, Kevin J. Anderson, A Forest of Stars: