Resown

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have sown again a previously worked piece of land or crop area; to plant seeds anew in the earth where vegetation once existed; to reestablish growth by scattering seeds again in an agricultural setting
2. The act of scattering seeds once more over ground where they were previously sown; renewing the agricultural cycle by planting in areas already cultivated; the process of replanting to foster new growth in a farming context
3. Engaging in the practice of planting seeds again in fields that have been utilized before; revitalizing a planting area by sowing new seeds in earth that's already been previously cultivated; repeating the agricultural task of sowing once again for better yields

Etymology: "Resown" is the past participle of "resow," a verb that simply means to sow again. The structure is transparent: the prefix "re-", meaning again, attached to "sow," which is ancient English stock. "Sow" descends from Old English "sāwan," with roots reaching back through Proto-Germanic to a Proto-Indo-European root for scattering seed, so the core of the word is about as old and native as English vocabulary gets. The prefix is the more interesting part. "Re-" arrived in English through Old French "re-", which itself came from Latin "re-", a prefix carrying the sense of repetition or backward motion. Its Proto-Italic ancestor shows how far back the element runs. English took the prefix and attached it to native verbs freely, which is why "resow" sits comfortably beside older formations like "rebuild" or "replant" without any special history of its own.

Synonyms: resewn, replanted seed, reseeded