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Meaning of 'seed' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Seed [ n.]
- A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.
- Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.
- The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.
- That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
- The principle of production.
- Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
- Race; generation; birth.
2 . Seed [ pl. ]
- of Seed
3 . Seed [ v. t.]
- To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
- To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

Meaning of 'seed' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . seed [ v]
Meaning (1):
- sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
Example in sentence:
  • seed clouds
Meaning (2):
- remove the seeds from
Example in sentence:
  • seed grapes
Meaning (3):
- place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
Example in sentence:
  • She sowed sunflower seeds
Meaning (4):
- go to seed; shed seeds
Example in sentence:
  • The dandelions went to seed

Nearby Words:

see seed-lac seedbox seedcake seedcod seeded seeder seediness seeding seedless

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