nonseeded
Nonseeded is a term used to describe participants, entries, or characteristics that have not been assigned a seed in a competition or ranking system. The concept is most commonly encountered in sports tournaments, although it can appear in other fields that use seeding or categorization.
In sports, a seed is a ranking assigned to players or teams based on past performance, current
In horticulture and plant breeding, the adjective nonseeded is less common; seedless is the standard term for
Overall, nonseeded conveys absence of seeds or seed assignment within a given framework, and its precise implications