This is the 11702nd most frequent French word.
semée
"Semée" means "strewn" or "scattered," often used in heraldry to describe a pattern spread across a surface.
Used in the context of being 'scattered' or 'sown', referring to the meadow being sprinkled with wildflowers.
Cette prairie est semée de fleurs sauvages.
This meadow is sown with wildflowers.
Describes the literal act of planting seeds in the ground during spring.
Les graines sont semées au printemps pour assurer une bonne pousse.
The seeds are sown in the spring to ensure good growth.
Metaphorical usage implying the path was, figuratively, 'sown' with obstacles or difficulties.