reseed en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English see English -d English seed English reseed From re- + seed.
Meanings
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(intransitive, transitive) To sow seeds again; to apply seed to (a plot of land) again.
When the birds ate the seeds he had planted, the farmer was forced to reseed the field.
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(intransitive, of a non-perennial plant, reflexive) To produce seeds to ensure the following generation without human intervention; to self-seed.
The marigolds had reseeded themselves in the flower box, so he didn't have to buy new ones this year.
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(transitive) To reset the input of an algorithm so as to ensure different results.
The game reseeded its random number algorithm with a time-based value each time the game was restarted.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| reseeded | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reseeded | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| reseeding | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| reseeds | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |