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to resow

to resow

1 5.1
Plant seeds again in the same place when the first ones do not grow
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈsoʊ/
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  • U.S. patent law provides no "breeders' exemption" to permit further improvement of protected varieties (in contrast to the current UPOV) and offers no special "farmers' privilege" to resow seed harvested from protected varieties (as did the original UPOV, at least in practice).

Examples

  • After the heavy rain washed away the seeds, the farmer decided to resow the field in hopes of a better crop.

  • The weather would dry out in time to resow the cotton.

    Mudbound (2017)

  • In its management of how poppies are grown, harvested, and sold, the TMO commonly requires two seasons for fallow or sowing other crops, usually fodder, before allowing farmers to resow their fields with poppies.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The gardener will resow the pea seeds that didn’t sprout last season to ensure a good harvest this year.

  • If the first batch of seeds fails, it’s important to resow them before the growing season ends.

Synonyms

to replant
vsto resow
14 3.3

To put a tree, flower, or seed back into the ground after moving it

focuses on planting seeds again in the same area after failure
to reseed
vsto resow
1 4.2

To plant seeds again to restore grass or crops

is about planting seeds again specifically after failure or removal
to sow seed
vsto resow
1 2.2

To plant seeds in the ground so they can grow

specifies repeating the planting in the same area after failure
to revegetate
vsto resow
  • Specialized
1 6.8

To make bare land grow plants again

is specifically about planting seeds again in the same area after failure
to oversow
vsto resow
7.5

To sow seeds over existing grass or plants to improve growth

is about planting again after previous seeds failed rather than adding to plants
to recultivate
vsto resow
  • Specialized
6.7

Prepare land again to grow crops on it

is narrower, meaning planting seeds again rather than restoring land use

Surface Forms

resow infinitive
resowing present participle
resows third person singular
resowed past
resown past participle

Morphology

resow = sow (transparent) = re + sow

This is a standard and fully compositional use of 're-' meaning 'again' added to the verb 'sow'.

Etymology

Resow is made of the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb sow meaning 'to plant seeds', so it literally means 'plant again'. That's why to resow is to plant seeds again in the same area after the first try failed.