self-set

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ set.

Adjective

self-set (not comparable)

1. Of something that sets itself or is set by oneself.
2. Of plants, especially from seed, that germinate and grow without being planted or sown, and without any person's involvement.
   • 2021 November 17, “Network News”, in RAIL, number 944, page 9, photo caption:

     Uncontrolled self-set tree growth allowed by BR after the end of steam has created today's overhanging tree canopy, with the resulting adhesion problems to which RAIB attributes this collision.

References

• “self-set”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “self-set”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.