self sown
/ˌsɛlfˈsoʊn/
adjective
- Of a plant: grown from seed that has fallen naturally from the parent plant, not planted by a person.
- She left the self-sown basil plants in the herb bed because they were healthy.
- Self-sown oak trees can pop up in unexpected places in the forest.
- The garden is full of self-sown poppies that came back year after year.
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