reseed

Meanings

verbreseed (third-person singular simple present reseeds, present participle reseeding, simple past and past participle reseeded)

present singular third person reseeds · participle present reseeding · participle past reseeded · past reseeded

intransitivetransitiveagricultureTo 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.
Synonyms: resow
intransitivereflexiveagricultureTo 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.
transitivecomputingTo 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.

verbTo sow seeds again; to apply seed to (a plot of land) again.

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From re- + seed.

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