reseed

verb re·seed \ (ˌ)rē-ˈsēd \

Definition of reseed

transitive verb

1 :to sow seed on again or anew

2 :to maintain (itself) by self-sown seed

intransitive verb

:to maintain itself by self-sown seed

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Yet the biggest change came two years ago, when the entire course was reseeded with a new, more up-to-date bent grass that made the fairway lies tighter and gave putts a better and truer roll on the greens.

— don markus, baltimoresun.com, "Caves Valley is setting up to be the 'crown jewel' of courses used for the Constellation Senior Players Championship," 10 July 2017
The company will scrape off the topsoil and replace and reseed it after the construction dirt is removed.

— by roxie hammill, kansascity.com, "New Overland Park council member named after John Skubal’s resignation," 2 May 2017
Over the last eight years, much of the park has been off-limits to the public as Stachowicz and his colleague painstakingly laid down new turf and reseeded the lawn to get it back to its pristine state.

— danny lewis, Smithsonian, "The National Park Service Warns Inauguration-Goers to Keep Off Its Lawn," 26 Jan. 2017

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