seedsman

[ seedz-muh n ]

/ ˈsidz mən /

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noun, plural seeds·men.

a sower of seed.

a dealer in seed.

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Also seed·man [seed-muh n] /ˈsid mən/.

Origin of seedsman

1585–95; seed + 's1 + man¹

Words nearby seedsman

seedeater, seeder, seedless plant, seedling, seedpod, seedsman, seedstock, seedtime, seedy, seeger, seeing

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M. Grgoire, the well-known Belgian seedsman, obtained this variety at Jodoigne in 1850 from seed of Pastorale sown in 1835.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
This variety was raised from seed by M. Pariset, a seedsman of Ain, Fr., about 1852.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
Sutton, the English seedsman, describes it in his latest catalogue as an "excellent mid-season cauliflower."
The Cauliflower|A. A. Crozier
It was the same with the artificial manure merchant and with the seedsman.
Hodge and His Masters|Richard Jefferies

It may be that your father buys his seed corn from a seedsman.
The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller

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seedsman

noun, plural seeds·men.

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seedsman

noun, plural seeds·men.

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