interseamed

adjective

in·​ter·​seamed

¦intə(r)¦sēmd

archaic

: interspersed, sown

borders of lilies interseamed with roses

—Robert Greene

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology from Middle French entresemer to intersperse (from entre- inter- + semer to sow, from Latin seminare) + English -ed

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