self-sow

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self-sow

(sĕlf′sō′)intr.v. self-sowed (-sōd′), self-sown or self-sowed, self-sow·ing, self-sows To reproduce or spread by natural dispersion of seed: a plant that self-sows readily.

self-sow

(or self-seeding) A term that describes a plant that, without assistance, sheds viable seed which germinate around the parent plant.