deseed

verb

Etymology

From de- + seed.

  1. derived from *seh₁-
  2. inherited from *sēdiz
  3. inherited from *sād
  4. inherited from sēd
  5. inherited from seed
  6. prefixed as deseed — “de + seed

Definitions

  1. To remove seed or seeds from.

    • A small part of the straw is deseeded as it is delivered; the rest is deseeded by January.
    • For example, one grower in Georgia has reported that he not only markets his muscadines on the fresh market, but also deseeds and extracts the juice from the pulp and skins, freezes it, and sells it to a commercial winery.
    • Slice and deseed the capsicum into 5mm (1⁄4in) strips to make roughly 1⁄4 of a cup

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA