allseed in British English
(ˈɔːlˌsiːd)
noun
any of several plants that produce many seeds, such as knotgrass
allseed in American English
(ˈɔlˌsid)
noun
any of various plants producing many seeds, as knotgrass or goosefoot
allseed in American English
(ˈɔlˌsid)
noun
any of various many-seeded plants, as the goosefoot, Chenopodium polyspermum, and the knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare
Word origin
[1815–25; all + seed]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aggressive, diorama, norm, pullout, welterweightImage ofallseed
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