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Kouroshh Posted 10 years ago
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What does ''run to seed'' mean in the text below
He was a young fellow, I should say not more than twenty-two or three. Tall, thin, with slightly shaking hands, and the evidences of considerable physical strength somewhat run to seed.
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Hi As I understand it, there are plants that are grown as vegetable produce or for their fruit or flowers and, if they are allowed to go to the stage where they produce seed, the produce will not be good. The vegetables may have a bitter taste or the flowers will no longer bud In that case, the plant is said to have gone to seed or run to seed. It means that something has not been looked after - it has deteriorated Dave
- Hi As I understand it, there are plants that are grown as vegetable produce or for their fruit or flowers and, if they are allowed to go to the stage where they produce seed, the produce will not be good.
- The vegetables may have a bitter taste or the flowers will no longer bud In that case, the plant is said to have gone to seed or run to seed.
- It means that something has not been looked after - it has deteriorated Dave
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Hi
As I understand it, there are plants that are grown as vegetable produce or for their fruit or flowers and, if they are allowed to go to the stage where they produce seed, the produce will not be good. The vegetables may have a bitter taste or the flowers will no longer bud
In that case, the plant is said to have gone to seed or run to seed. It means that something has not b
As I understand it, there are plants that are grown as vegetable produce or for their fruit or flowers and, if they are allowed to go to the stage where they produce seed, the produce will not be good. The vegetables may have a bitter taste or the flowers will no longer bud
In that case, the plant is said to have gone to seed or run to seed. It means that something has not b
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Thank you very much for your clear answer. It was very hard for me to understand the meaning but after your explanation I could now understand what author wanted to imply.
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