seed down

English

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /ˌsiːd ˈdaʊn/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈsiːd ˌdaʊn/

Verb

seed down (third-person singular simple present seeds down, present participle seeding down, simple past and past participle seeded down)

1. To sow with seeds to make grass grow.
   • 1908, Karl Frederic Kellerman, Robert Winthrop Pratt, Albert Elliott Kimberly, The Disinfection of Sewage Effluents for the Protection of Public Water Supplies, United States Department of Agriculture:

     In order to seed down a field it is first plowed deeply, and the soil well loosened — which is easy in these sandy soils — then pieces of the roots of lucern are planted 50 to 60 centimeters (20 to 24 inches) apart.

Noun

seed down (uncountable)

1. The down on cotton, etc.

References

• “seed”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.