Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overseed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-seed
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To replenish (a pasture, lawn, or field) by adding more seeds over top of the existing vegetation (as opposed to tilling and replanting the land).

verb

To sow excessively, at overdensity of seeds per unit area.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + seed.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overseeds (present, singular) overseeding (participle, present) overseeded (participle, past) overseeded (past)

Synonyms

oversow

Questions

What does overseed mean?
To replenish (a pasture, lawn, or field) by adding more seeds over top of the existing vegetation (as opposed to tilling and replanting the land).
Where does overseed come from?
From over- + seed.

How to pronounce overseed

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