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small-seeded

small-seeded

4.4
A plant or crop with smaller parts inside its fruit than other kinds
  • adjective
translation icon : de semillas pequeñas
  • Researchers are developing small-seeded crops that are more resilient to drought.

Examples

  • Farmers prefer small-seeded grains because they are easier to process.

  • Farmers prefer small-seeded crops because they can produce a higher yield per acre.

  • The small-seeded variety tends to mature faster than the large-seeded one.

  • The small-seeded varieties are often more resilient.

  • Many farmers prefer small-seeded crops for easier planting.

  • Small-seeded plants, such as small-seeded lettuce and carrots, are often easier to grow in home gardens.

  • In the flowerbed, the small-seeded varieties of wildflowers bloom beautifully each spring.

How Seeded

small-seeded
4.4
seedless
5 3.1

Surface Forms

small-seeded positive

Morphology

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

A straightforward compound of 'small' + 'seeded' where 'seeded' itself is clearly 'seed' + '-ed', so the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word small-seeded is a simple compound of small ('little') and seed ('the part that grows into a plant'). So small-seeded literally means 'having small seeds', and it is used for plants or crops with smaller seeds than others.