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   Seed

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   noun

   • 1. a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant: "cut open the peppers and remove the seeds" Similar pipstonepitnutkernelgermtechnical:ovule
   • ▪ a quantity of seeds: "grass seed"
   • ▪ the cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition: "the conversation sowed a tiny seed of doubt in his mind" Similar genesissourceoriginrootstarting pointgermbeginningspotential (for)causereasonmotivationmotivebasebasisfoundationbottomseatfundamentalcorenucleusheartkernelnubessencefons et origoliterary:fountainheadwellspringfount
   • 2. a man's semen. Similar semenspermspermatic fluidseminal fluidmiltejaculateemissionspermatozoavulgar slang:comecumjismjissomjizzspunk
   • ▪ (chiefly in biblical use) a person's offspring or descendants: archaic "as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed" Similar descendantsheirssuccessorsscionsoffspringchildrensons and daughtersprogenyfamilyyoungstersbabiesbroodissueinformal:kidsquiverfulderogatory:spawnarchaic:fruitfruit of someone's loins
   • 3. any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds: "he knocked the top seed out of the championships"
   • 4. a small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization.
   • 5. a small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy.

   verb

   • 1. sow (land) with seeds: "the shoreline is seeded with a special grass"
   • ▪ sow (a particular kind of seed) on or in the ground: "after seeding forage into the duff, they now have grassland mixed with mature forest"
   • ▪ cause (something) to begin to develop or grow: "severance payouts that help seed their new businesses"
   • ▪ place a crystal or crystalline substance in (something) in order to cause crystallization or condensation (especially in a cloud to produce rain): "potential hail clouds are observed by radar, then seeded by lead iodide fired into the cloud's center"
   • 2. (of a plant) produce or drop seeds: "mulches encourage many plants to seed freely"
   • ▪ (of a plant) reproduce itself by means of its own seeds: "feverfew will seed itself readily"
   • 3. remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit): "stem and seed the chilies"
   • 4. give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament: "Jeff Tarango, seeded five, was defeated by fellow American Todd Witsken"

   Word Origin Old Englishsǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow1.

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   n. pl. seeds or seed. 1. a. A mature plant ovule containing an embryo. b. A small dry fruit, spore, or other propagative plant part. c. Seeds considered as a group: a farmer buying seed. d. The seed-bearing stage of a plant: The grass is in seed. 2. a. A larval shellfish or a hatchling fish: released scallop seed in the bay. b.

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   Definitions of seed. noun. a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa. see more. noun. a small hard fruit. see more. verb. remove the seeds from. “ seed grapes” see more. verb. bear seeds. see more. verb. go to seed; shed seeds. “The dandelions went to seed ” see more. verb.

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   2 days ago · A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows . ...a packet of cabbage seed. I sow the seed in pots of soil-based compost. ...sunflower seeds. Synonyms: grain, pip, germ, kernel More Synonyms of seed. 2. verb. If you seed a piece of land, you plant seeds in it. Men mowed the wide lawns and seeded them. [VERB noun]

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   noun, plural seeds, (especially collectively) seed. the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant. any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., especially as preserved for growing a new crop.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishseed noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   to start the process that leads to a particular situation or result. In this way he sowed the seeds of his own success. Definition of seed noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of SEED. 1. : a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow. [count] a packet of sunflower seeds. He planted/sowed the seeds three inches apart. ( US) apple/orange seeds [= ( Brit) pips] [noncount] She raked the grass seed into the soil.

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   Definition of seed noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.