seedborne

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adjective

Transmitted with seeds.

OriginEnglish borne ← Middle English boren /iborne ← Old English (ġe)boren →
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Meanings

adjectiveseedborne (not comparable)

alternative seed-borne

  1. not comparablebacteria or virusTransmitted with seeds.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishseed
  2. Englishseed
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  5. Proto-Germanic*beraną
  6. Proto-West Germanic*beran
  7. Old Englishberan
  8. Old English(ġe)boren
  9. Middle Englishboren /iborne
  10. Englishborne
  11. Englishseedborne

From seed + -borne.

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APA

seedborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seedborne

MLA

“seedborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seedborne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seedborne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seedborne.

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