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seeding down

seeding down is the present participle and gerund of seed down.

Meaning of seed down

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

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What is seeding down the present participle and gerund of?
Seeding down is the present participle and gerund of seed down.

Words near seeding down in the dictionary

  1. seediest
  2. seedily
  3. seediness
  4. seedinesses
  5. seeding
  6. seeding down
  7. seeding plough
  8. seeding ploughs
  9. seedings
  10. Seediq
  11. seedlac

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