noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
unseeded
Used in sports tournaments to describe a player or team that has not been given a seed ranking.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from no seed
He advanced to the final from an unseeded position.
It is rare for an unseeded player to win the championship.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes seen in print.
Wasei-eigo from English 'no seed', used in sports contexts.