The USPS has always fully funded their retirement and pension programs. Now the USPS is required by a 2006 Congressional decree to fully fund future (75 years) retiree health benefits within 10 years (the 10 years is 2016). Obviously you need to educate yourself.
A seedling is a young plant sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle (embryonic root), the hypocotyl (embryonic shoot), and the cotyledons (seed leaves).
Home Â» Seed. Definition. noun, plural: seeds. (botany) An encapsulated plant embryo; a fertilized ovule of a plant. Supplement. A seed is a fertilized ovule containing the plant embryo. Given the appropriate growth conditions, it will become the new plant. Thus, it is also regarded as the propagating organ particularly of spermatophytes (i.e. gymnosperms and angiosperms). Plants such as ferns, mosses, and liverworts do not produce seeds.