seedless, a.
(ˈsiːdlɪs)
[f. seed n. + -less.]
Devoid of seed or seeds.
| 1598 Sylvester Du Bartas ii. i. ii. 479 In stead of sweet fruits which she selfly yeelds Seed-less, and Art-less, over all thy fields, With thorns and burs shall bristle up her brest. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 21 Lower joint slender, seedless. 1871 H. Macmillan True Vine iv. 167 Seedless oranges and seedless grapes are often met with. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 29 Sept. 2/1 They might give loans to seedless tenants for seed to anticipate another season of want next year. |
Hence ˈseedlessness.
| 1905 Westm. Gaz. 6 Feb. 3/1 The permanency of the seedlessness of the Spencer apple is beyond dispute. |