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[siːd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant
(e.g: cut open the peppers and remove the seeds)
- a man's semen
- 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
(e.g: he knocked the top seed out of the championships)
- a small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization
- a small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy
Phrases:
- go to seed
Origin
:
Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow
[siːd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- sow (land) with seeds
(e.g: the shoreline is seeded with a special grass)
- (of a plant) produce or drop seeds
(e.g: mulches encourage many plants to seed freely)
- remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit)
(e.g: stem and seed the chillies)
- give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament
(e.g: he was seeded second for the competition)
Phrases:
- go to seed
Origin
:
Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow
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