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self-seed
self-seed v.
Brit. 
/ˌsɛlfˈsiːd/
, /ˌsɛlfˈsiːd/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈsid/
intransitive (of a plant) to reproduce and spread by the dispersal of its own seed, without human involvement.Quot. 1805 shows (apparently isolated) earlier use in the specific context of the biblical account of the Creation./ˌsɛlfˈsid/ΚΠ
1805 in J. M. Good tr. Lucretius Nature of Things II. 332 And God said, Shoot forth, O Earth! the shoots Of the seed-sowing herbage, Of the fruit-bearing tree; According to its kind, self-seeding upon the earth.]
1880 Ann. Rep. Wisconsin State Hort. Soc. 1879–80 10 340 They will usually all self seed, so that the second spring you will have plenty without sowing.
1953 San Antonio (Texas) Light 8 May c16/2 Unless you want them to self-seed, it is best to remove the seed pods before they get ripe.
2001 Harrowsmith Country Life Aug. 60/3 Some plants..self-seed so enthusiastically that the parent plant can be suffocated by its offspring.
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