self-sown
[ self-sohn ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈsoʊn /
adjective
sown by itself, or without human or animal agency, as of a plant grown from seeds dropped from another plant.
sown by any agency other than humans, as of a plant grown from seeds scattered by birds or the wind.
Origin of self-sown
First recorded in 1600–10
Words nearby self-sown
self-serving,
self-similarity,
self-slaughter,
self-slayer,
self-sow,
self-sown,
self-starter,
self-sterile,
self-stick,
self-storage,
self-study
Definition for self-sown (2 of 2)
self-sow
[ self-soh ]
/ sɛlfˈsoʊ /
verb (used without object), self-sowed, self-sown or self-sowed, self-sow·ing. Botany.
to sow or propagate itself naturally from seeds that have been dropped.
Also
self-seed
[self-seed] /sɛlfˈsid/.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-sown
self-sown
adjective
(of plants) growing from seed dispersed by any means other than by the agency of man or animals
Also: self-seeded