self-sown

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [self sohn]
- /sɛlf soʊn/
- /self səʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [self sohn]
- /sɛlf soʊn/

Definitions of self-sown word

adjective self-sown sown by itself, or without human or animal agency, as of a plant grown from seeds dropped from another plant. 1
adjective self-sown sown by any agency other than humans, as of a plant grown from seeds scattered by birds or the wind. 1
verb without object self-sown to sow or propagate itself naturally from seeds that have been dropped. 1
adjective self-sown (of plants) growing from seed dispersed by any means other than by the agency of man or animals 0
adjective self-sown sown by wind, water, or other natural means, as some weeds, instead of by people or an animal 0

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Origin of self-sown

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10

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Parts of speech for Self-sown

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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self-sown popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.