seed or sowing time

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• seed — n. & v. n. 1 a a flowering plant s unit of reproduction (esp. in the form of grain) capable of developing into another such plant. b seeds collectively, esp. as collected for sowing (is full of seed; to be kept for seed). 2 a semen. b milt. 3… …   Useful english dictionary

• seed time — noun The season for sowing seeds • • • Main Entry: ↑seed * * * n. the sowing season …   Useful english dictionary

• seed|time — «SEED TYM», noun. the season for sowing seeds …   Useful english dictionary

• Seed — A seed Audio IPA|en us seed.ogg|/ˈsiːd/ (in some plants, referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and… …   Wikipedia

• twin sowing — /twɪn ˈsoʊɪŋ/ (say twin sohing) noun the sowing of two different types of seed at one time, one to produce legume pasture and the other a grain or other cash crop …  

• Caraway seed cake — Seed cake is a traditional British cake flavoured with caraway seeds. Caraway seeds have been long used in British cookery, and at one time caraway seed biscuits were prepared to mark the end of the sowing of the spring wheat. These particular… …   Wikipedia

• cereal farming — Introduction  growing (plant) of cereal crops for human food and livestock feed, as well as for other uses, including industrial starch.       Cereals, or grains, are members of the grass family cultivated primarily for their starchy seeds… …   Universalium

• agricultural technology — Introduction       application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation       Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …   Universalium

• Collectivization in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic — Holodomor topics Historical background Famines in Russia and USSR · Soviet famine of 1932–1933 Soviet government Institutions: All Union Communist Party (Bolshevik) · Communist Party (Bolshevik) of Ukraine · …   Wikipedia

• Mancala — is a family of board games played around the world, sometimes called sowing games, or count and capture games, which describes the game play. Mancala games play a role in many African and some Asian societies comparable to that of chess in the… …   Wikipedia

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