white-seeded

Thân thiện

The gardener carefully collects the white-seeded pods from the sunflower.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having white seeds: Describes a plant, fruit, or vegetable whose seeds are white in color.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The farmer grew a special, white-seeded variety of corn.
  • This white-seeded watermelon is known for its exceptional sweetness.

Advanced Usage

• In Botanical Descriptions: The term is often used in formal botanical or agricultural contexts to classify and describe specific cultivars or species.
  • The catalog listed the new tomato hybrid as a white-seeded, high-yield plant.

Variants and Related Words

• White-seed (noun, less common): Can be used as a noun phrase to refer to the seed itself.
  • The recipe specifically calls for white-seeds from this grape variety.

Synonyms

• Albuminous (in specific botanical contexts, when referring to seeds with a white, protein-rich endosperm, though not a direct synonym for color).
• Pale-seeded.

Notes on Different Meanings

• This is a compound adjective with a very specific, literal meaning. It does not have idiomatic or figurative uses. Its meaning is directly derived from its components: "white" and "seeded".

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having white seeds