seedlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈsiːdlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsidlᵻs/

Forms: see seed n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seed n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < seed n. + -less suffix.

Lacking a seed or seeds. In quot. a1500 applied to Christ (rather than to his conception) as a transferred epithet (with implicit adverbial force).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > not having seeds

ungrainedc1440

seedlessa1500

unseeded1608

pipless1869

a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) l. 2264 (MED) Þagh þo lawgh so þat tyme was a wommon purifiet to be..Our laydy..was neuer..Bonden to come in that place, for sedeles conceyuet was he.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 86^v But the newe Marcionites to colour their errour do to proudely, in this that to proue that Christ toke his body of nothyng, they affirme that women are sedelesse, and so they ouerthrow the principles of nature.

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 317 In stead of sweet fruites which she selfely yeelds Seed-lesse, and Art-lesse ouer all thy fields, With thornes and burres shall bristle vp her brest.

1663 T. Jordan Royal Arbor Loyal Poesie 4 This great and glorious Liberal Land Seedless shall lye, Alas! the Plow will want a hand.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature III. lvii. 208 Whatever wisdom constitutionally may be, it is to us as a seedless plant; it may be reared when it appears, but it cannot be voluntarily produced.

1830 W. R. Prince Treat. on Vine 109 I take this to be the kind mentioned by some authors as a seedless variety of the chasselas.

1871 H. Macmillan True Vine iv. 167 Seedless oranges and seedless grapes are often met with.

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 2/1 They might give loans to seedless tenants for seed to anticipate another season of want next year.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1038 The higher seedless plants are the ferns, horsetails, and club-mosses.

1976 R. J. Weaver Grape Growing iii. 26 Some varieties of clusters may set poorly and have many small, seedless berries that fail to enlarge.

2013 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 3 July d4/1 There are now littler guys—seedless watermelons—so called because they contain only tender little edible seeds, much like the seeds in a ‘seedless’ cucumber.

Derivatives

ˈseedlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [noun] > not having seeds

seedlessness1881

1881 Trans. Mass. Hort. Soc. 1880 153 We find..an improvement in quality accompanying seedlessness, or the lessening of seed-production, in the apple.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 6 Feb. 3/1 The permanency of the seedlessness of the Spencer apple is beyond dispute.

2003 L. Moss What Genes can't Do i. 41 Navel oranges and other fruits are bred for seedlessness and become unable to reproduce sexually.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	seedless
释义	seedlessadj. Brit. /ˈsiːdlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsidlᵻs/ Forms: see seed n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seed n., -less suffix. Etymology: < seed n. + -less suffix. Lacking a seed or seeds. In quot. a1500 applied to Christ (rather than to his conception) as a transferred epithet (with implicit adverbial force). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [adjective] > not having seeds ungrainedc1440 seedlessa1500 unseeded1608 pipless1869 a1500 (?a1400) Stanzaic Life of Christ (Harl. 3909) (1926) l. 2264 (MED) Þagh þo lawgh so þat tyme was a wommon purifiet to be..Our laydy..was neuer..Bonden to come in that place, for sedeles conceyuet was he. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. f. 86^v But the newe Marcionites to colour their errour do to proudely, in this that to proue that Christ toke his body of nothyng, they affirme that women are sedelesse, and so they ouerthrow the principles of nature. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 317 In stead of sweet fruites which she selfely yeelds Seed-lesse, and Art-lesse ouer all thy fields, With thornes and burres shall bristle vp her brest. 1663 T. Jordan Royal Arbor Loyal Poesie 4 This great and glorious Liberal Land Seedless shall lye, Alas! the Plow will want a hand. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature III. lvii. 208 Whatever wisdom constitutionally may be, it is to us as a seedless plant; it may be reared when it appears, but it cannot be voluntarily produced. 1830 W. R. Prince Treat. on Vine 109 I take this to be the kind mentioned by some authors as a seedless variety of the chasselas. 1871 H. Macmillan True Vine iv. 167 Seedless oranges and seedless grapes are often met with. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 2/1 They might give loans to seedless tenants for seed to anticipate another season of want next year. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1038 The higher seedless plants are the ferns, horsetails, and club-mosses. 1976 R. J. Weaver Grape Growing iii. 26 Some varieties of clusters may set poorly and have many small, seedless berries that fail to enlarge. 2013 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 3 July d4/1 There are now littler guys—seedless watermelons—so called because they contain only tender little edible seeds, much like the seeds in a ‘seedless’ cucumber. Derivatives ˈseedlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > plant having seed > [noun] > not having seeds seedlessness1881 1881 Trans. Mass. Hort. Soc. 1880 153 We find..an improvement in quality accompanying seedlessness, or the lessening of seed-production, in the apple. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 6 Feb. 3/1 The permanency of the seedlessness of the Spencer apple is beyond dispute. 2003 L. Moss What Genes can't Do i. 41 Navel oranges and other fruits are bred for seedlessness and become unable to reproduce sexually. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.a1500
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