to reseed
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4.7
- verb
- /ˌriːˈsiːd/
- Pilea microphylla, sold around here as artillery fern, reseeded in all sorts of pots with varying H2O requirements.
- reseeds readily
Examples
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If one harvests the urchins at one rocky site, will the population be reseeded by larvae drifting in from neighboring sites?
Academic text (2009) -
To ensure success when reseeding deteriorated rangelands, compatible symbiotic associations among fungi and seedlings must also be reestablished.
Academic text (1995) -
As I stand back with a BOB bag in every place necessary and seeds that will actually plant and be able to be reseeded...
Blog text (8) -
Well, they've already reseeded themselves and are looking leggy!
Blog text (27) -
This flower is known to reseeds easily, which allows it to spread throughout the garden each year.
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In spring, the garden tends to reseeds itself, bringing forth new plants without any additional effort.
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The variety of clover in the field has a tendency to reseeds, ensuring a lush green cover every season.
Synonyms
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3.7
To make new parts after being cut or damaged, as plants and animals do
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1.3
To put seeds in the ground to grow plants
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6.8
To make bare land grow plants again
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Etymology
Reseed comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and seed meaning 'seed', so when plants reseed themselves they drop or spread seeds that grow into new plants without help.