"semination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seminations [plural]
Etymology: Latin seminatio: compare French sémination. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|seminatio}} Latin seminatio, {{uder|en|fr|sémination}} French sémination Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} semination (countable and uncountable, plural seminations)
  1. The act of sowing or spreading. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-semination-en-noun-gOEQQHsN
  2. (botany) The natural dispersion of seeds. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-semination-en-noun-Iiy1xqv2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 85 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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