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self-sow
[ self-soh ]
verb (used without object)
, Botany.
, self-sowed, self-sown or self-sowed, self-sow·ing.
- to sow or propagate itself naturally from seeds that have been dropped.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-sow1
First recorded in 1835–40; self- ( def ) + sow 1( def )
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Example Sentences
The physalis will self-sow and may become a weed, but it is easily controlled.
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And as few of them self-sow, it is necessary to plant and carry over every season.
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Cornflower tends to self sow, but needs help in this work from you.
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Many with us self-sow and live through the winter without any protection.
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They self-sow, and the plants of the present year bloom the next.
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