mini-chittedadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnɪˌtʃɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈmɪniˌtʃɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mini- comb. form, chit n.³, -ed suffix².

Etymology: < mini- comb. form + chit n.³ + -ed suffix².

Agriculture.

Of a seed: germinated to the stage at which a very small shoot or sprout is present.

ΚΠ

1971 Arable Farmer Feb. 17/1 The trials included..Cramer cup-fed continental machines of two types, one with a moving floor to the hopper, being modified for use with sprouted seed, the other a standard machine intended for use with unsprouted or mini-chitted seed.

1988 J. A. R. Lockhart & A. J. L. Wiseman Introd. Crop Husbandry (ed. 6) iv. 116/2 Well-developed sprouts (2–3 cm) give maximum yield advantage but are easily damaged by mechanical planting and so mini-chitted seed (sprouts less than 5mm) is now used with automatic machines.

1998 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 1 May 56 It will be a week at least before he can re-start and all his mini-chitted seed has been returned to the cold store to keep it in check.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mini-chitted
释义	mini-chittedadj. Brit. /ˈmɪnɪˌtʃɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈmɪniˌtʃɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mini- comb. form, chit n.³, -ed suffix². Etymology: < mini- comb. form + chit n.³ + -ed suffix². Agriculture. Of a seed: germinated to the stage at which a very small shoot or sprout is present. ΚΠ 1971 Arable Farmer Feb. 17/1 The trials included..Cramer cup-fed continental machines of two types, one with a moving floor to the hopper, being modified for use with sprouted seed, the other a standard machine intended for use with unsprouted or mini-chitted seed. 1988 J. A. R. Lockhart & A. J. L. Wiseman Introd. Crop Husbandry (ed. 6) iv. 116/2 Well-developed sprouts (2–3 cm) give maximum yield advantage but are easily damaged by mechanical planting and so mini-chitted seed (sprouts less than 5mm) is now used with automatic machines. 1998 Farmers Weekly (Nexis) 1 May 56 It will be a week at least before he can re-start and all his mini-chitted seed has been returned to the cold store to keep it in check. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1971
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