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self-sown

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
self---sown
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not planted by humans, but just growing, from seeds spread by another plant, or by animals.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English sown English self-sown From self- + sown.

Synonyms

self-seeded self-sowed

Questions

What does self-sown mean?
Not planted by humans, but just growing, from seeds spread by another plant, or by animals.
Where does self-sown come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English sown English self-sown From self- + sown.

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