"grassling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grasslings [plural]
Etymology: From grass + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grass|ling}} grass + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} grassling (plural grasslings)
  1. A small or young sprout of grass
    Sense id: en-grassling-en-noun-MuErtZ9~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling

Inflected forms

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