sown

3.2

Ground that has seeds planted in it

adjective
/soʊn/

: sembrado

In spring, the fields are often sown with various grains to ensure a good harvest.

Examples

After the rain, the garden looked vibrant and lush, with crops sown in neat rows.
The farmer prepared the field to ensure the land was sown with high-quality seeds.
And now we're seeing the results of, you know, those seeds that were sown quite some time ago.
But I think the seeds are sown which one day must produce important consequences.
But I think the seeds are sown which one day must produce important consequences.
But it's Beers who also wrote that lovely little line where he said the soil of peace is thickly sown with the seeds of war.
What they're talking about here is what is sown is a psychic, a body made of sukkos, the Greek word for soul.
One of them is that these are seeds of discord sown by malign foreign actors.
If you are also open to tech design jobs, you can include a completed sown garment, but it's not necessary unless you're looking for pattern making jobs.

Synonyms

seeded

vssown

3.3

Having seeds spread on it so new plants will grow

is broader, covering seeds scattered or items put into soil for growth

planted

vssown

1.0

Placed in the soil so a seed or young tree can grow

refers to land with seeds scattered rather than placed plants

How Planted

forested

1 2.3

vegetated

3.5

planted

1.0

sown

3.2

unplanted

1 3.3

fallow

3 5.7

barren

5 7.4

Surface Forms

sown positive

Morphology

sown = sow (transparent) = sow + n

A regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'sow' (sow -> sown); the meaning is directly derived and predictable to learners who know 'sow'.

Etymology

Sown comes from the old English verb sow, which meant 'to plant or scatter seeds'. So land that is sown is simply ground that has had seeds put into it and is ready to grow.