单词 | seed disperser |
释义 | > as lemmasseed disperser a. Objective, as seed crusher, seed disperser, seed grower, seed seller, etc.See also seed eater n. at Compounds 3, seed-eating adj. at Compounds 3, seed carrier n. ΚΠ 1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes lxxiii, in Wks. sig. Ddiiv We seede sellers must sell seedes one with an other. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 513 Seminaria,..a seedesauer: a woman that gathereth and preserueth the seedes of herbs. 1775 W. Boutcher Treat. Forest-trees xxv. 131 By collecting your seeds in this manner,..you will have them unhurt, ripe and generous, a pound of which will raise more plants than six of that usually bought from the seed-gatherers. 1824 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening (ed. 2) iv. i. 1041 Seed-growers are as frequently farmers as gardeners. 1850 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1849: Arts & Manuf. 151 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (31st Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 20, Pt. 1) VI Having thus fully described my improved grain and seed planter. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Seed-crusher, one who expresses oil from seeds; a machine with rollers. 1896 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1895 175 The importance of seed testing is recognized not only by professional seedmen, but also by intelligent farmers. 1946 A. Nelson Princ. Agric. Bot. viii. 223 Seeds with a copious fatty reserve..are bought by seed crushers for the extraction of the oil. 1950 N.Z. Jrnl. Agric. Mar. 243/1 Some 80 years ago the first seed-testing station was established in Saxony by Professor Nobbe. 1992 Internat. Wildlife May 7 (caption) A kinkajou in Belize..makes a good seed-disperser; it gulps down fruits without much chewing, minimizing the damage to seeds. 2004 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 7 Mar. iv. 6/2 If you are a serious seed grower, consider investing in a light stand. < as lemmas |
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