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uniseeded

|u-ni-seed-ed|

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/ˌjuːnɪˈsiːdɪd/

having one seed

Etymology
Etymology Information

'uniseeded' originates from Modern English, formed by the combining prefix 'uni-' (from Latin 'unus') meaning 'one' and the adjective 'seeded' (from Old English 'sǣd' meaning 'seed').

Historical Evolution

'uni-' comes from Latin 'unus' meaning 'one'; 'seed' comes from Old English 'sǣd' (from Proto-Germanic *sādą). The compound 'uniseeded' is a relatively recent English formation using the Latin-derived prefix 'uni-' plus the native English element 'seeded'.

Meaning Changes

Initially the components meant 'one' and 'seed' respectively; combined in modern usage they specifically denote 'having a single seed', a narrowly botanical sense that developed through compounding.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

having a single seed; containing only one seed (used especially in botanical descriptions).

The uniseeded fruit developed from a single ovule and contained only one seed.

Synonyms

one-seededsingle-seededmonoseededmonospermous

Antonyms

many-seededmultiseededmultispermouspolyseeded

Last updated: 2026/01/07 03:19