deseed

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verb

To remove seed or seeds from.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

verbdeseed (third-person singular simple present deseeds, present participle deseeding, simple past and past participle deseeded)

present singular third person deseeds · participle present deseeding · participle past deseeded · past deseeded

  1. transitiveTo remove seed or seeds from.

    Slice and deseed the capsicum into 5mm (1⁄4in) strips to make roughly 1⁄4 of a cup

    2008, Lambert Rowst, A Blokes Guide to Cooking: the Ultimate Bluffers Guide
    2 more examples

    A small part of the straw is deseeded as it is delivered; the rest is deseeded by January.

    1894, Yearbook of Agriculture, page 485

    For example, one grower in Georgia has reported that he not only markets his muscadines on the fresh market, but also deseeds and extracts the juice from the pulp and skins, freezes it, and sells it to a commercial winery.

    2004, Soils of Arkansas County, Arkansas, page 39

Origin

Translations

Dutch ontpitten
  • ontpittento remove seeds from
French épépiner
  • épépinerto remove seeds from

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Chicago

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