Reseed: meaning, definitions and examples

Typically used in gardening or agriculture when planting seeds again in a specific area where the initial seeds did not thrive.

• After the harsh winter, we need to reseed the lawn to fill in the bare patches.
• The farmer decided to reseed the field after the first crop failed.

Used primarily in agriculture and gardening, especially when dealing with the same type of seeds that were initially planted.

• We need to resow the carrots because the first batch didn't germinate properly.
• The gardeners had to resow the entire row of lettuce due to unexpected frost.

A more casual way to say that seeds, plants, or flowers are being put into the ground for a second time, usually in a non-agricultural context.

• After pulling out the weeds, we will plant flowers again in the garden.
• She plans to plant the vegetables again after discovering the soil was too poor the first time.

Often used in a more poetic or literary context to describe starting anew by planting seeds again, carries a sense of new beginning or refreshment.

• After the flood destroyed the crops, they had no choice but to sow afresh.
• She decided to sow afresh, hoping for a better harvest this time.