1 Sprout or seedling-When the first sign of life appears above the soil, this is called a sprout or seedling. 2  Mature plant-The seedling will continue to grow into a full mature plant with leaves, roots, and stems. 3  Flowering-The mature plant will grow flowers.4  Through pollination, the flowers will produce seeds. Sprout or seedling-When the first sign of life appears above the soil, this is called a sprout or seedling. 2  Mature plant-The seedling will continue to grow into a full mature plant with leaves, roots, and stems. 3  Flowering-The mature plant will grow flowers.
Definition. Broadcast or storage media that take advantage of electronic technology. They may include television, radio, Internet, fax, CD-ROMs, DVD, and any other medium that requires electricity or digital encoding of information. The term 'electronic media' is often used in contrast with print media.
Related Terms. 1. Communication channels through which news, entertainment, education, data, or promotional messages are disseminated. Media includes every broadcasting and narrowcasting medium such as newspapers, magazines, TV, radio, billboards, direct mail, telephone, fax, and internet. Media is the plural of medium and can take a plural or singular verb, depending on the sense intended. 2. Data storage material divided into three broad categories according to the recording method: (1) Magnetic, such as diskettes, disks, tapes, (2) Optical, such as microfiche, and (3) Magneto-Optical, such as CDs and DVDs.