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sow
has definitions from the fields of zoology,botany
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[ verb ] (botany) place (seeds) in the ground for future growth
Examples "She sowed sunflower seeds" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)It does n't really matter which month of the year you sow them , but they germinate best when they have a wide variation of temperature , very warm followed by cool in the same 24 hours . I dig it , rake it smooth , sow the seeds and wet them down with a fog spray . Then I cover the sowing with a board . Related terms situate put scatter broadcast inseminate farming inseminate seed seeder sower |
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[ verb ] introduce into an environment
Synonyms Examples "sow suspicion or beliefs" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)That much of what he calls folklore is the result of beliefs carefully sown among the people with the conscious aim of producing a desired mass emotional reaction to a particular situation or set of situations is irrelevant . |
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[ verb ] (botany) place seeds in (the ground)
Synonyms Examples "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology) an adult female hog
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