reseed
verb
re·seed
| \ (ˌ)rē-ˈsēd
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reseeded;
reseeding;
reseeds
Definition of reseed
: to maintain itself by self-sown seed
Examples of reseed in a Sentence
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The donor fecal matter, which contains all the components of a healthy person’s microbiome, essentially reseeds the sick person’s microbiome and helps wipe out the infection. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Gut check: Benioffs donate $35 million to further study of microbiome at UCSF, Stanford," 13 Aug. 2019 Smaller flowered and more dwarf types, usually available at garden centers, have very few summer problems and often reseed in gardens. — Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com, "Zinnias can be added to summer gardens in Florida," 27 July 2019 In fact, even if the decision were made to close a dog park to reseed and grow the grass, maintaining it would very difficult based on existing amount and frequency of usage. — Steve Dreyer, Pomerado News, "Dog park fans want more grass, city not interested," 24 July 2019 Once these buildings are cleared, the lots will be reseeded with grass and be ready for developers, said Ayonna Blue Donald, Cleveland's director of building and housing. — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, "Lorain County Community College moves forward on plan to offer bachelor's degree," 20 Mar. 2018 If Earth comes in dead last, humanity will be wiped out, and the biosphere reseeded so the planet can try again later. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Space Opera is the funniest science fiction novel I’ve read since Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," 14 Apr. 2018 Public works crews have been grading hillsides, putting out straw bales and reseeding wooded areas for months in an effort to prevent erosion. — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, "Big storm raising flooding fears across Northern California," 4 Apr. 2018 Newly reseeded and lush green, the grass course reopened to racing Friday. — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, "His 'paradise' is riding on the SF Mile | The Sacramento Bee," 31 Mar. 2018 So where does this one rank? ESPN's Myron Medcalf reseeded the 16 teams still in the tournament. — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan basketball 2nd-worst team in NCAA tournament: An ESPN take," 20 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reseed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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