self-sow

[ self-soh ]

verb (used without object),self-sowed, self-sown or self-sowed, self-sow·ing.Botany.
  1. to sow or propagate itself naturally from seeds that have been dropped.

Origin of self-sow

1
First recorded in 1835–40; self- + sow1
  • Also self-seed [self-seed] /sɛlfˈsid/ .

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