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单词 unseeded
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unseededadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈsiːdɪd/, U.S. /ˌənˈsidᵻd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and seeded adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, seeded adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + seeded adj. With sense 1 compare earlier seedless adj.
1. Lacking seeds; not bearing seeds; seedless. Now rare.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > not having seeds
ungrainedc1440
seedlessa1500
unseeded1608
pipless1869
1608 H. Plat Floraes Paradise Beautified 85 Sowe at euery wane before Midsommer, to haue Radishes vnseeded.
1655 Natura Exenterata 56 Betweene the Ladie dayes, when Herbs be in verrue and unseeded.
1728 S. Switzer Compend. Method raising Ital. Brocoli 16 The Alisander, a kind of Plant... Its Excellence is, that you may have it clean, unseeded, and unsticky.
1883 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. IV. 517/1 Unseeded,..not having or bearing seed, as a plant.
1999 I. S. Hornsey Brewing iii. 62 Should the female flower become fertilised..then a single seed will develop... These resins are not present in unseeded plants.
2. That has not been sown with seed. Also in extended use.In quot. 1634 in figurative context.With the use in quot. 1964 cf. seed v. 10c.
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the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land raising crops > [adjective] > sown or planted > not
unplanteda1382
unsownc1400
unset1573
unseeded1634
unsowed1648
uncropped1857
1634 W. D. tr. Epist. Phalaris xxii. 25 And thou Paurolas exercisest thy body.., leaving thy mind..untilled and unseeded with Greeke, or other good learning.
1768 C. Varlo Mod. Farmers Guide II. i. 7 Would not..other parts of the land be unseeded?
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. ix. 197 The unseeded and unfurrow'd soil..food for blatant goats supplies.
1809 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 25 Mar. 432 It seems to have remained stationary, like the sterile and unseeded clod, amidst..the delights of heaven-bestowed vegetation.
1859 A. Burnett Tillage Substitute for Manure ix. 105 Each set of rows was flanked..by an unseeded space.
1877 Chem. News 14 Dec. 263/2 1 c.c. of the liquid was now added to each of the unseeded bottles.
1916 J. W. Toumey Seeding & Planting xi. 218 Seeded strips of varying width alternate with unseeded ones.
1964 Science 7 Aug. 547/1 The reduction in weight could cause the unseeded cloud to explode.
2013 D. R. Williams et al. Bird Conservation x. 221 Of 111 nests, 89% were found in unseeded heathland.
3. Of plants, fruits, etc.: having not had their seeds removed; containing seeds. Cf. seed v. 9.
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1839 Manch. Guardian 23 Oct. Its [sc. cotton's] unseeded, not its seeded condition..is desired; for the grower is very glad to get it assessed ere a single seed is taken from it.
1912 Sat. Evening Post 7 Sept. 16/3 Those [foods] taken as laxatives on account of the stimulating effect upon the bowels of their indigestible seeds and skins, such as figs and unseeded grapes.
1973 Washington Post 21 Jan. (Potomac section) 26/4 The sauce consisted of unseeded tomatoes with bits of onions.
2014 Observer (Nexis) 16 Mar. 30 Cut the whole, unseeded chillies into this slices across.
4. Sport (originally Tennis).
a. Of a draw or event: not arranged in such a manner that the most highly ranked competitors do not meet till the later stages. Cf. seed v. 11b.
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1900 Golf & Lawn Tennis 15 June 248 The fortunes of an unseeded draw brought them on opposite sides.
1957 Times of India 29 June 10/2 He battled his way into the last eight of the men's singles from an unseeded draw.
2010 I. Macintosh Everything you ever wanted to know about Football vi. 84 It [sc. the Scottish Cup] is a straight, unseeded tournament with teams drawn out of the hat at random.
b. Of a competitor: not assigned a position in a list of seeds (seed n. 9) in an elimination competition.
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1921 Washington Post 11 Dec. 31/5 (heading) Unseeded’ players drawn.
1952 N.Y. Times 8 Sept. 27/5 The third-seeded player, Irene Rawcliffe of Nutley High, was eliminated by unseeded Lynn Anderson of Mount St. Mary's Academy 6–1, 6–1.
1977 Washington Post 9 Mar. d4 I think anybody, including the unseeded squads, has a chance to make the final.
2015 Radio Times 27 June (South/West ed.) 94/3 The women's number eight seed Victoria Azarenka was a surprise loser..against the unseeded Serbian Bojana Jovanovski.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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