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Definition of Birdseed
1. Noun. Food given to birds; usually mixed seeds.
Generic synonyms: Feed, Provender
Specialized synonyms: Canary Seed
Definition of Birdseed
1. n. Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds.
Definition of Birdseed
1. Noun. Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Birdseed
1. a mixture of seeds used for feeding birds [n -S]
Medical Definition of Birdseed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Birdseed
Literary usage of Birdseed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science Experiments for Young Learnersby Jill Norris by Jill Norris (2000)
"My birdseed birdseed Plants Draw the different kinds of seeds. I planted the
birdseed. This is what happened. Draw the different kinds of plants. ..."
2. The Works of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens, Walter Jerrold (1899)
"And now, mother," said the boy, " before I rest any more, I'll go out and see if
I can find a horse to hold, and then I can buy some birdseed, and a bit of ..."
3. Bulletin of the Pan American Union by Pan American Union (1905)
"Horns do... Tallow do... - Jerked beef do... oil and grease do... Bran do...
Seeds do... birdseed do... Flax cakes do... Guano do Quebracho rolls do. ..."
4. The American Catalogue ... July 1, 1876-Dec. 31, 1910 by Lynds Eugene Jones, Richard Rogers Bowker, Augusta Isabella Appleton (1908)
"See also Bats;-—Ducks;—Flying;- — Pigeons;—Poultry. birdseed, Hiram. JS Ogilvie.
Birdseye, Clarence Frank. Hiram birdseed at the Jamestown Exposition. ..."
5. Prudence Palfrey by Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1885)
""But a man should help falling in love with a girl when he is not able to provide
birdseed for a canary." " The birdseed will come in good time ; it always ..."
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