seed scarifier

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• scarify — scarifier, n. /skar euh fuy /, v.t., scarified, scarifying. 1. to make scratches or superficial incisions in (the skin, a wound, etc.), as in vaccination. 2. to lacerate by severe criticism. 3. to loosen (the soil) with a type of cultivator. 4.… …   Universalium

• 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

• Nelumbo nucifera — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lotus. Lotus sacré …   Wikipédia en Français

• scar — 1. noun 1) the scar on his left cheek Syn: cicatrix, mark, blemish, disfigurement, discoloration, defacement; pockmark, pock, pit; lesion, stigma; birthmark, nevus; (scars) stigmata 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• scarify — I. transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English scarifien, from Middle French scarefier, from Late Latin scarificare, alteration of Latin scarifare, from Greek skariphasthai to scratch an outline, sketch more at scribe Date: 14th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bout — 1. noun /ˈbaʊt/ a) A period of something, usually painful or unpleasant a bout of drought. b) A boxing match. The outside bout of each land is ploughed two inches deeper, and from thence the water runs into cross furrows, which are dug with a… …   Wiktionary

• scarify — scar•i•fy [[t]ˈskær əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) srg to make scratches or superficial incisions in, as in vaccination 2) to wound with severe criticism 3) agr. bot to hasten the sprouting of (hard covered seeds) by making incisions in the… …   From formal English to slang