SEEDER Definition & Meaning

seeder

[ see-der ]

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noun

a person or thing that seeds.
any of various apparatus for sowing seeds in the ground, ranging from simple devices that deposit seed evenly over a plot of land to complex machines that prepare a hole in the earth, insert a seed or seeds at the proper depth, and cover the hole again.
a plant that produces many seeds, especially one grown mainly to produce seeds for growing other plants.
a device or utensil for removing seeds, as from grapefruit.
a device used to scatter particles of silver iodide, carbon dioxide, etc., in clouds to induce precipitation.

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noun

a person or thing that seeds
a device used to remove seeds, as from fruit, etc
any of various devices for sowing grass seed or grain on the surface of the ground

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of seeder¹

before 950; Middle English sedere, Old English ��ǣ��. See seed, -er ¹

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It reportedly started with two combine harvesters worth $300,000 each, a tractor, and a seeder, until troops hauled away all 27 pieces of equipment.

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Pour about an inch of bird seeder on a plate, enough to roll your pine cone in.

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Kershenbaum offers some otherworldly ideas, such as musing that “alien seeders” possibly gave us life — which would make us earthlings just an experiment conducted by a superior intelligence.

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The freeze hurt mature onions whose bulbs were partly above ground and stressed others, forcing some onions to grow what is called a seeder at the center.

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Precision seeders and fertilizer systems can be satellite guided to accuracy of an inch or less.

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