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seed

  • noun
  • sēd

Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

Other meanings

  1. A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

  2. Any small seed-like fruit.

A kind of

  • fruit

Kinds of seed

  • oil-rich seed
  • grain
  • ash-key
  • ivory nut
  • horse chestnut
  • jumping bean
  • bean
  • nut

Example sentences

  • “When should we plant the pepper seeds?”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The seeds can be added to porridge or soup.”

    Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sēd".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “seed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.