seed
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I. noun
(plural seed or seeds)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sǣd; akin to Old High German sāt seed, Old English sāwan to sow — more at sow
Date: before 12th century
1.
a.
(1) the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing
(2) the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant; broadly a propagative plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit)
b. a propagative animal structure:
(1) milt, semen
(2) a small egg (as of an insect)
(3) a developmental form of a lower animal suitable for transplanting; specifically spat
c. the condition or stage of bearing seed <
in seed
>
2. progeny
3. a source of development or growth ; germ <sowed the seeds of discord
>
4. something (as a tiny particle or a bubble in glass) that resembles a seed in shape or size
5. a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament <the top seed
>
• seed adjective
• seeded adjective
• seedless adjective
• seedlike adjective
II. verb
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1. to bear or shed seed
2. to sow seed ; plant
transitive verb
1.
a. to plant seeds in ; sow <seed a lawn with grass
>
b. to furnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development
c. inoculate
d. to supply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation); especially to treat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce precipitation
e. to cover or permeate by or as if by scattering something <seeded [the] sea-lanes with thousands of magnetic mines — Otto Friedrich
>
2. plant 1a
3. to extract the seeds from (as raisins)
4.
a. to schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds
b. to rank (a contestant) relative to others in a tournament on the basis of previous record <the top-seeded tennis star
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
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Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Seed — (englisch „pflanzlicher Same“) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Harry Bolton Seed (1922–1989), britisch US amerikanischer Bauingenieur Huck Seed (* 1968), US amerikanischer Pokerspieler Jimmy Seed (1895–1966), englischer Fußballspieler… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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seed — [sēd] n. pl. seeds or seed [ME sede < OE sæd, akin to Ger saat < IE base * sē(i) , to cast, let fall > L serere, to sow, plant, sator, sower, semen, seed] 1. the part of a flowering plant that typically contains the embryo with its… … English World dictionary
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Seed — Seed, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeding}.] 1. To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field. [1913 Webster] 2. To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
