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seed down

/ˌsiːd ˈdaʊn/

seed down verb: to sow with seeds to make grass grow.

Verb

seed down (third-person singular simple present seeds down, present participle seeding down, simple past and past participle seeded down)

  1. To sow with seeds to make grass grow.
    • In order to seed down a field it is first plowed deeply, and the soil well loosened — which is easy in these sandy soils — then pieces of the roots of lucern are planted 50 to 60 centimeters (20 to 24 inches) apart.1908, Karl Frederic Kellerman, Robert Winthrop Pratt, Albert Elliott Kimberly, The Disinfection of Sewage Effluents for the Protection of Public Water Supplies, United States Department of Agriculture

Noun

seed down (uncountable)

  1. The down on cotton, etc.

Forms of seed down

third-person singular presentseeds down
present participleseeding down
past participleseeded down
pastseeded down

Questions about seed down

What does seed down mean?
Seed down means to sow with seeds to make grass grow.
What part of speech is seed down?
Seed down can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce seed down?
Seed down is pronounced /ˌsiːd ˈdaʊn/.
What is the past tense of seed down?
The past tense of seed down is seeded down.

Words near seed down in the dictionary

  1. seed cone
  2. seed cones
  3. seed corn
  4. seed crystal
  5. seed crystals
  6. seed down
  7. seed drill
  8. seed drills
  9. seed fern
  10. seed ferns
  11. seed fill

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