(Homonym: sew, so, sol).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: sowed; or p.p.: sown).
1. To introduce into an environment; SYN. sough.
2. To place (seeds) in the ground for future growth; SYN. sough, seed.

ETYM Old Eng. sowe, suwe, as. sugu, akin to sű, Dutch zog, zeug, Old High Germ. sű, German sau, Icel. syr, Dan. so, Swed. sugga, so, Latin sus. Greek ys, sys, Zend. hu boar.
(Homonym: sew, so, sol).
An adult female hog.