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black-seeded

black-seeded

4.6
A plant or seed variety that has black seeds
  • adjective
: de semillas negras
  • We planted the black-seeded tomatoes in our garden this year.

Varieties such as Tango leaf lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson, your Bib butter heads, your romaine lettuce and things like that.

Examples

  • The recipe calls for black-seeded mustard to add a distinct taste.

  • The black-seeded variety of the plant is known for its unique flavor.

  • Just looks a lot better than the black seeded Simpson to me.

Surface Forms

black-seeded positive

Morphology

black-seeded = black + seed (transparent) = black + seed + ed

The adjective is clearly built from the compound 'black' + 'seed' with the adjectival suffix '-ed' meaning 'having black seeds'.

Etymology

The word black-seeded is made from black and seeded, so it literally means 'having black seeds'. Like other simple compounds such as blue-eyed, it names a clear, visible feature of a plant or fruit, which is why we use it for varieties with dark seeds.