seeder

[ see-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that seeds.
any of various apparatus for sowing seeds in the ground, ranging from simple devices that deposit seed evenly over a plot of land to complex machines that prepare a hole in the earth, insert a seed or seeds at the proper depth, and cover the hole again.
a plant that produces many seeds, especially one grown mainly to produce seeds for growing other plants.
a device or utensil for removing seeds, as from grapefruit.
a device used to scatter particles of silver iodide, carbon dioxide, etc., in clouds to induce precipitation.

ˈseeder

/ ˈsiːdə /

a person or thing that seeds
a device used to remove seeds, as from fruit, etc
any of various devices for sowing grass seed or grain on the surface of the ground

Origin of seeder¹

before 950; Middle English sedere, Old English sǣdere. See seed, -er ¹

If nothin' more comes of it I made a profit of three dollar forty on that seeder.

I had traversed it scores of times in every direction, following the plow, the harrow, or the seeder.

I have never seen any insects at work on the flowers, and yet I find the plant to be a free seeder.

As even distribution at a uniform depth is necessary, the drill is preferred to the broadcast-seeder for barley sowing.

Raw soil, rent by the harrows and seamed by the seeder, and creeping bands of stock, were tokens of the downfall of the old rgime.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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