seed
noun
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
seedlessness
-
a word derived from
seed.
Example Sentences
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Their findings could lead to better ways of producing hybrid seeds to maximize crop productivity, or to introduce seedlessness in fruit species lacking the often-desired trait, such as raspberries, blackberries or muscadine grapes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2023
Even the Greatest Generation succumbed: In 1945, the Florida Citrus Commission noted the public’s growing preference for seedlessness.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017
