"seedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From seed + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|seed|ness}} seed + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} seedness (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The state or quality of being seed. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seedness-en-noun-j3rwGHMg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 92 8
  2. (obsolete) Seedtime. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seedness-en-noun-qiRllTQT

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