Use of the word "Seedling"
Diane Whitehead (Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:20:35 PDT)

I usually use "seedling" to refer to newly germinated plants, but I
also use it in a genealogical sense: "This (giant rhododendron,
camellia etc) is a seedling of (usually a named form of the same
species)."

Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers