seed down

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (verb) IPA(key): /ˌsiːd ˈdaʊn/
  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈsiːd ˌdaʊn/

Verb

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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.
    • 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:
      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.

Noun

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seed down (uncountable)

  1. The down on cotton, etc.

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