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seed
the ovule of a flowering plant; germ or propagative part of anything: seed of a rebellion
Not to be confused with:
cede – yield or formally surrender to another: cede territory
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seed
(sēd)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. An egg or cocoon of certain insects: silkworm seed.
3. Something that resembles a seed, as:
a. A tiny bubble in a piece of glass.
b. Medicine A form of a radioactive isotope that is used to localize and concentrate the amount of radiation administered to a body site, such as a tumor.
4.
a. A source or beginning; a germ: the seed of an idea.
b. A small amount of material used to start a chemical reaction.
c. A small crystal used to start a crystallization process.
5. A cell that disperses, especially a cancer cell that spreads from a primary tumor to another location in the body.
6. Archaic
a. Offspring; progeny.
b. Family stock; ancestry.
c. Sperm; semen.
7. Sports A player who has been seeded for a tournament, often at a given rank: a top seed.
v. seed·ed, seed·ing, seeds
v.tr.
1.
a. To plant seeds in (land, for example); sow.
b. To plant (a crop, for example) as seeds in soil.
2. To remove the seeds from (fruit).
3. To furnish with something that grows or stimulates growth or development: a bioreactor seeded with bacteria.
4. Medicine
a. To disperse to, as cancer cells: organs seeded by circulating tumor cells.
b. To disperse or transfer (cancer cells, for example): a needle biopsy that seeded cancer cells into adjacent tissue; seed stem cells onto collagen gels.
5. Meteorology To sprinkle (a cloud) with particles, as of silver iodide, in order to disperse it or to produce precipitation.
6. Sports
a. To arrange (the drawing for positions in a tournament) so that the more skilled contestants meet in the later rounds.
b. To rank (a contestant) in this way.
7. To help (a business, for example) in its early development.
v.intr.
1. To sow seed.
2. To pass into the seed-bearing stage.
3. Medicine To disperse and often multiply, as cancer cells.
adj.
Idiom: 1. Set aside for planting a new crop: seed corn; seed potatoes.
2. Intended to help in early stages: provided seed capital for a fledgling business.
go/run to seed
1. To pass into the seed-bearing stage.
2. To become weak or devitalized; deteriorate: The old neighborhood has gone to seed.
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seed
(siːd)n
1. (Botany) botany a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa).
2. (Botany) the small hard seedlike fruit of plants such as wheat
3. (Botany) (loosely) any propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber, spore, or bulb
4. (Botany) such parts collectively
5. the source, beginning, or germ of anything: the seeds of revolt.
6. chiefly Bible offspring or descendants: the seed of Abraham.
8. (General Sporting Terms) sport a seeded player
9. (Zoology) the egg cell or cells of the lobster and certain other animals
10. (Animals) See seed oyster
11. (Chemistry) chem a small crystal added to a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid to induce crystallization
12. (Botany) (of plants) to produce and shed seeds
13. (Horticulture) (of plants) to produce and shed seeds
14. (Biology) to lose vigour, usefulness, etc
vb
15. (Agriculture) to plant (seeds, grain, etc) in (soil): we seeded this field with oats.
16. (Botany) (intr) (of plants) to form or shed seeds
17. (tr) to remove the seeds from (fruit, etc)
18. (Chemistry) (tr) chem to add a small crystal to (a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid) in order to cause crystallization
19. (Chemistry) (tr) to scatter certain substances, such as silver iodide, in (clouds) in order to cause rain
20. (General Sporting Terms) (tr)
a. to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
b. to distribute (players or teams) in this manner
[Old English sǣd; related to Old Norse sāth, Gothic sēths, Old High German sāt]
ˈseedˌlike adj
ˈseedless adj
SEED
abbreviation for
(Education) Scottish Executive Education Department
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seed
(sid)n., pl. seeds, (esp. collectively) seed, n.
1. the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
2. any propagative part of a plant, including tubers and bulbs.
3. such parts collectively.
4. any similar small part or fruit.
5. Dial. pit 2.
6. the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord.
7. offspring; progeny.
8. birth: not of mortal seed.
9. sperm; semen.
10. the ovum or ova of certain animals, as the lobster and the silkworm moth.
11. seed oyster.
12. a small air bubble in a glass piece, caused by defective firing.
13. Crystall., Chem. a small crystal added to a solution to promote crystallization.
14. a player or team seeded in a tournament.
v.t. 15. to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed.
16. to sow or scatter (seed).
17. to sow or scatter (clouds) with crystals or particles of silver iodide, solid carbon dioxide, etc., to induce precipitation.
18. to introduce in the hope of increase: to seed a lake with trout.
19. to sprinkle on in the manner of seed.
20. to remove the seeds from (fruit).
21.
a. to rank (players or teams) by past performance in arranging tournament pairings, so that the most highly ranked competitors will not play each other until later rounds.
b. to arrange (pairings or a tournament) by means of such a ranking.
22. to develop (a business), esp. by providing operating capital.
v.i. 23. to sow seed.
24. to produce or shed seed.
adj. 25. producing seed; used for seed: a seed potato.
Idioms: 1. go or run to seed,
a. (of the flower of a plant) to pass to the stage of yielding seed.
b. to deteriorate or decline, as in health, strength, or appearance.
2. in seed,
a. (of certain plants) in the state of bearing ripened seeds.
b. (of a field, a lawn, etc.) sown with seed.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English sede, side, seed(e), Old English sēd, sǣd, c. Old Frisian sēd, Old Saxon sād, Old High German sāt (German Saat), Old Norse sāth, Gothic -seths; (v.) Middle English seden to produce seeds, derivative of the n.]
seed′less, adj.
seed′like`, adj.
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seed
(sēd)Noun
A part of a flowering plant that contains an embryo and the food it will need to grow into a new plant. A seed is a mature fertilized ovule.
Verb
1. To plant seeds in soil.
2. To attempt to produce rain by cloud seeding. See more at cloud seeding.
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seed
Past participle: seeded
Gerund: seeding
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seed
An embryonic plant and its food supply.
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| Noun | 1. |  seed - a small hard fruit edible seed - many are used as seasoning pip - a small hard seed found in some fruits bonduc nut, nicker nut, nicker seed - hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry Job's tears - hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads oil-rich seed, oilseed - any of several seeds that yield oil safflower seed - seed of the safflower caryopsis, grain - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn ash-key - winged seed of the ash tree coquilla nut - nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory babassu nut - hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm cohune nut - nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts apple nut, ivory nut, vegetable ivory - nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons neem seed - seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean - seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans nut - usually large hard-shelled seed |
| 2. | seed - a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa ovule - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization endosperm - nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | |
| 3. | seed - one of the outstanding players in a tournament player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | |
| 4. | seed - anything that provides inspiration for later work inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity taproot - something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot" muse - the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse" | |
| 5. |  seed - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tractmilt - seminal fluid produced by male fish sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material" | |
| Verb | 1. | seed - go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed" reseed - seed again or anew |
| 2. | seed - help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money finance - obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" | |
| 3. | seed - bear seeds | |
| 4. | seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" scatter - sow by scattering; "scatter seeds" | |
| 5. | seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds | |
| 6. | seed - sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds" | |
| 7. | seed - inoculate with microorganisms inoculate - introduce a microorganism into | |
| 8. | seed - remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" |
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seed
noun
2. beginning, start, potential (for), suspicion, germ, genesis, inkling His questions were meant to plant seeds of doubt in our minds.
4. (Chiefly Bible) offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn, brood, sons and daughters, progeny, scions a curse on my seed
5. semen, sperm, come (taboo slang), emission, cum (taboo slang), ejaculate, seminal fluid, spermatozoa, jism (taboo slang), spermatic fluid, spunk (Brit. taboo slang) man's innate tendency to spill his seed as widely as possible
go or run to seed decline, deteriorate, degenerate, decay, go downhill (informal), go to waste, go to pieces, let yourself go, go to pot, go to rack and ruin, retrogress If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.
Related words
adjective seminal
adjective seminal
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
seed
noun4. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:
5. One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation:
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Translations
семе
semenozárodekzrát na semenojadérkonasadit
kernefrøgå i frøseedespire
تخم
siemenspermahedelmän siemen
זרעלזרוע
košticasjeme
kiemelmagmagot hoz
bera fræbestu leikmönnum dreift í riîladreifa/sá bestu leikmönnum í riîlafræ
種
씨
semen
apšepęsapšeptiapsileistiaptriušęsatrinktas
atlasītatsijātdot sēklasiedīglisizlases sportists
nasadený hráčsemenozrieť na semeno
seme
frökärnasädsperma
mbegu
เมล็ดในของผลไม้เมล็ดพืช
hạthạt giốnghột
seed
[siːd]A. N
1. (Bot) [of plant] → semilla f, simiente f; (inside fruit) → pepita f; [of grain] → grano m
poppy seeds → semillas fpl de amapola
to go or run to seed (lit) → granar, dar en grana (fig) → ir a menos
he's really gone to seed → se ha echado a perder, ha ido cada vez a peor
see also sesame B
see also sunflower B
poppy seeds → semillas fpl de amapola
to go or run to seed (lit) → granar, dar en grana (fig) → ir a menos
he's really gone to seed → se ha echado a perder, ha ido cada vez a peor
see also sesame B
see also sunflower B
2. (Sport) (= player, team) → cabeza mf de serie
she's the number one seed → es cabeza de serie número uno
she's the first seed → es la primera cabeza de serie
she's the number one seed → es cabeza de serie número uno
she's the first seed → es la primera cabeza de serie
3. (fig) [of idea etc] → germen m
to sow seeds of doubt in sb's mind → sembrar la duda en la mente de algn
to sow seeds of doubt in sb's mind → sembrar la duda en la mente de algn
4. (euph) (= semen) → simiente f; (= offspring) → descendencia f
B. VT
1. (= plant with seeds) → sembrar (with de)
2. (= remove seed of) [+ fruits] → despepitar
3. (Sport) → clasificar como cabeza de serie
the US are seeded number one → Estados Unidos parte como cabeza de serie número uno
the US are seeded number one → Estados Unidos parte como cabeza de serie número uno
C. VI (Bot) (= form seeds) → granar, dar en grana; (= shed seeds) → dejar caer semillas
D. CPD seed box N → caja f de simientes, semillero m
seed corn N (lit) → trigo m de siembra
seed drill N → sembradora f
seed merchant N → vendedor(a) m/f de semillas
seed pearl N → aljófar m
seed pod N → vaina f
seed potato N → patata f or (LAm) papa f de siembra
seed time N → siembra f
seed tray N = seed box
seed corn N (lit) → trigo m de siembra
seed drill N → sembradora f
seed merchant N → vendedor(a) m/f de semillas
seed pearl N → aljófar m
seed pod N → vaina f
seed potato N → patata f or (LAm) papa f de siembra
seed time N → siembra f
seed tray N = seed box
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
seed
[ˈsiːd] n
[plant, fruit] → graine f
sunflower seeds → des graines de tournesol
to go to seed [plant] → monter en graine (fig) [person] → se laisser aller
sunflower seeds → des graines de tournesol
to go to seed [plant] → monter en graine (fig) [person] → se laisser aller
vt
[+ piece of land, lawn] → ensemencer
to seed itself [plant] → se propager
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
seed
n
(Bot: = one single) → Samen m; (of grain, poppy, sesame etc) → Korn nt; (within fruit) → (Samen)kern m; (collective) → Samen pl; (for birds) → Körner pl; (= grain) → Saat f, → Saatgut nt; (liter, = sperm) → Samen pl; (= offspring) → Nachkommen pl; (fig, of unrest, idea etc) → Keim m → (of zu); to go or run to seed (vegetables) → schießen; (flowers) → einen Samenstand bilden; (fig: person) → herunterkommen; to sow the seeds of doubt (in somebody’s mind) → (bei jdm) Zweifel säen or den Keim des Zweifels legen; he sowed the seed from which … developed → er hat den Keim gelegt, aus dem sich … entwickelte; I don’t want to make a detailed proposal, just to sow the seeds → ich möchte keinen konkreten Vorschlag machen, ich möchte nur den Boden dafür bereiten
vt
(= sow with seed) → besäen
(= extract seeds from) → entkernen
(Sport) → setzen, platzieren; seeded number one → als Nummer eins gesetzt; seeded players → gesetzte or platzierte Spieler
vi (vegetables) → schießen; (flowers) → Samen entwickeln
vr to seed itself (plant) → sich aussäen
seed
:seedbed
n → Saatbeet nt, → Saatbett nt
seed box
n → Setzkasten m
seedcake
n → Kümmelkuchen m
seedcase
n → Samenkapsel f
seed corn
seed drill
n → Sämaschine f
seed
:seed leaf
n → Keimblatt nt
seedless
adj → kernlos
seed
:seed pearl
n → Staubperle f
seed plant
n → Samenpflanze f
seed potato
n → Saatkartoffel f
seed
:seedtime
n → Saatzeit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
seed
[siːd]1. n
a. (Bot) → seme m; (for sowing) → semi mpl, semente f
to go or run to seed (plant) → fare seme
to go to seed (fig) (person) → ridursi male
to go or run to seed (plant) → fare seme
to go to seed (fig) (person) → ridursi male
b. (fig) (origin) the seeds of → il seme di, il germe di
the seeds of discontent → il seme del malcontento
the seeds of discontent → il seme del malcontento
c. (Tennis) (player) → testa di serie
2. vt
a. (lawn) → seminare
c. (Tennis) he was seeded fifth → è stato classificato quinta testa di serie
4. adj (potato, corn) → da semina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
seed
(siːd) noun1. the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown. sunflower seeds; grass seed.
2. the beginning from which anything grows. There was already a seed of doubt in her mind.
3. (in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player.
verb1. (of a plant) to produce seed. A plant seeds after it has flowered.
2. in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds.
ˈseeded adjective having been seeded. a seeded player.
ˈseedling (-liŋ) noun a young plant just grown from a seed. Don't walk on the lettuce seedlings!
ˈseedy adjective1. shabby. a rather seedy hotel.
2. ill or unhealthy. He's feeling a bit seedy.
ˈseediness nounˈseedbed noun
ground prepared for growing seeds.
go to seed1. (of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance. Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!
2. (of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for. This part of town has gone to seed recently.
3. (also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
seed
→ بَذْرَة, حَبَّة jadérko, semeno frø, kerne Obstkern, Samen κουκούτσι, σπόρος pepita, semilla hedelmän siemen, siemen graine, pépin koštica, sjeme seme 種 씨 pit, zaad frø, kjerne nasienie, pestka caroço, semente зернышко, семя frö, kärna เมล็ดในของผลไม้, เมล็ดพืช çekirdek, tohum hạt, hạt giống 果仁, 种子Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
seed
n. semilla, simiente.
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