1) [F., dim. of plante a plant, L. planta.] (Bot.) The embryo which has begun its development in the act of germination. 2)Seedling 1) A young plant grown from a seed 2) a) a young tree before it becomes a sapling b) a nursery plant not yet transplanted.
Source: 1) Webster Dictionary, 1913 2) Encyclopaedia Britannica 2002