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self-seed

self-seed verb: to propagate itself by shedding seeds.

Verb

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

  1. to propagate itself by shedding seeds.
    Synonyms:
    reseed, self-sow

Synonyms of self-seed

Forms of self-seed

third-person singular presentself-seeds
present participleself-seeding
past participleself-seeded
pastself-seeded

Origin of self-seed

From self- + seed.

Questions about self-seed

What does self-seed mean?
Self-seed means to propagate itself by shedding seeds.
What part of speech is self-seed?
Self-seed is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-seed?
The past tense of self-seed is self-seeded.

Words near self-seed in the dictionary

  1. self-scans
  2. self-science
  3. self-sciences
  4. self-sealing
  5. self-secure
  6. self-seed
  7. self-seeded
  8. self-seeding
  9. self-seeds
  10. self-seeker
  11. self-seekers

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