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  • verb botany To remove seed or seeds.

Etymologies

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de- +‎ seed

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Examples

  • Chop the tomatoes into rough ½cm dice, and deseed and finely chop the chilli.

    How to make perfect salsa 2011

  • Chop the tomatoes into rough ½cm dice, and deseed and finely chop the chilli.

    How to make perfect salsa 2011

  • Take the fresh raspberries, deseed them and add to a blender.

    Raspberry Coulis(Sauce) with Creme - Layered Dessert 2008

  • I don't deseed the peppers and I also used some green chillies (added whole).

    Archive 2006-07-01 bilbo 2006

  • I don't deseed the peppers and I also used some green chillies (added whole).

    Shimla mirch -aloo ( potatoes with bell pepper) bilbo 2006

  • Take the fresh raspberries, deseed them and add to a blender.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • My MIL was a career woman who is very critical of me and once while she was visiting, I was deseeding tomatoes to get ready to plant next summer and she said, "I wish I had time to deseed tomatoes" and I replied, "I wish I had time to sit and watch someone deseed tomatoes."

    Don't Give Up 2006

  • Quarter and deseed the red peppers, peel and slice the Vidalia onions into 1/2-inch thick discs and cut 1-2 inches off of the bottom of the asparagus.

    TOP STORIES - YNN, Your News Now 2010

  • Classical French recipe books tell you to throw away this part when you deseed

    New Scientist - Online News 2010

  • Next, peel and finely mince about a 1-inch long piece of ginger and, for 16-20 large shrimp, I want to deseed and finely mince 1/2 of a large or 1 whole small jalapeno pepper and mince 1 clove of garlic and also chop about 1/2 cup of fresh cilantro.

    NY1 - Top Stories 2010

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