self-sown

[self-sohn]

adjective

1. sown by itself, or without human or animal agency, as of a plant grown from seeds dropped from another plant.

2. sown by any agency other than humans, as of a plant grown from seeds scattered by birds or the wind.

self-sown

adjective

1. Also: self-seeded. (of plants) growing from seed dispersed by any means other than by the agency of man or animals

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-sown¹

First recorded in 1600–10