Seedling
noun
なえ
芽 (め) Sprout, Bud
新芽 (しんめ) Sprout, Bud, Shoot
苗 (なえ) Seedling
苗木 (なえぎ) Seedling, Sapling, Young Tree
萌え (もえ) Sprouting, Budding, Crush, Infatuation, Moe
萌芽 (ほうが) Germination, Sprout
Seedlings grow nahe なえ (near in German) to the ground.