Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To self-sow.
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Examples
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Aromatic and graceful, umbellifers will self-seed in such a way that you never know where they'll pop up next
Jolly brollies 2010
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Also applaud your suggestion of drumstick alliums, which do self-seed.
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Sorrel is reportedly easy to grow, with a tendancy to self-seed that can be troublesome in some gardens.
Spinach and Sorrel Chopped Salad with Pecans and Goat Cheese Kalyn Denny 2006
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Although they're annuals, they'll come back because they self-seed prolifically.
Note to self Pat 2005
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Although they're annuals, they'll come back because they self-seed prolifically.
Archive 2005-09-01 Pat 2005
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Self-seeding is very climate-dependent, and some plants that self-seed freely in the South refuse to seed at all in the North.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The presence of very active plants, those that self-seed and colonise, suggests the garden will continue to change into the future as it has in the past.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Plants that readily self-seed, such as foxgloves, will not pass on the condition to a next generation.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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This is because they either spread vegetatively, or self-seed profusely, or occasionally both.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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They will self-seed everywhere and have an irrepressible gaiety and lightness, both in their leaves and in their horned flowers carried on long stems.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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