Definitions for seedsid

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

seedsid(n.)(pl.)seeds; seed

(n.)the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
Category: Botany
any propagative part of a plant, including tubers and bulbs.
Category: Botany
such parts collectively.
Category: Botany
any similar small part or fruit.
Category: Botany
Dial.
Category: Status (usage)
Ref: pit2. 2
the germ or propagative source of anything:
the seeds of discord.
offspring; progeny.
birth:
not of mortal seed.
sperm; semen.
Category: Physiology
the ovum or ova of certain animals, as the lobster and the silkworm moth.
Category: Developmental Biology
Ref: seed oyster.
a small air bubble in a glass piece, caused by defective firing.
Category: Ceramics
Crystall., Chem. a small crystal added to a solution to promote crystallization.
Category: Crystallography
a player or team seeded in a tournament.
Category: Golf and Tennis, Sport
(v.t.)to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed.
Category: Agriculture
to sow or scatter (seed).
Category: Agriculture
to sow or scatter (clouds) with crystals or particles of silver iodide, solid carbon dioxide, etc., to induce precipitation.
Category: Meteorology
to introduce in the hope of increase:
to seed a lake with trout.
to sprinkle on in the manner of seed.
to remove the seeds from (fruit).
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. to arrange (pairings or a tournament) by means of such a ranking.
Category: Sport
to develop (a business), esp. by providing operating capital.
Category: Business
(v.i.)to sow seed.
Category: Agriculture
to produce or shed seed.
Category: Botany
(adj.)producing seed; used for seed:
a seed potato.
Category: Botany

Idioms for seed:

go or run to seed, (of the flower of a plant) to pass to the stage of yielding seed. to deteriorate or decline, as in health, strength, or appearance.
Category: Idiom
in seed, (of certain plants) in the state of bearing ripened seeds. (of a field, a lawn, etc.) sown with seed.
Category: Idiom, Agriculture

Origin of seed:

bef. 900; (n.) ME sede, side, seed(e), OE sēd, sǣd, c. OFris sēd, OS sād, OHG sāt (G Saat), ON sāth, Go -seths; (v.) ME seden to produce seeds, der. of the n.

seed′like`(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

seed(noun)
a small hard fruit
seed(noun)
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
seeded player, seed(noun)
one of the outstanding players in a tournament
source, seed, germ(noun)
anything that provides inspiration for later work
semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come(verb)
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
seed(verb)
go to seed; shed seeds
"The dandelions went to seed"
seed(verb)
help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
seed(verb)
bear seeds
sow, seed(verb)
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
"She sowed sunflower seeds"
seed(verb)
distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
seed(verb)
sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
"seed clouds"
seed(verb)
inoculate with microorganisms
seed(verb)
remove the seeds from
"seed grapes"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

seed(noun)sid
a small part of a plant that another plant grows from
a sunflower seed
seedsid
a small thing from which sth bigger develops
simple actions that are the seeds of social change; the seeds of doubt in her mind

Wiktionary

seed(Noun)
A fertilized grain, initially encased in a fruit, which may grow into a mature plant.
If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.
seed(Noun)
A fertilized ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
seed(Noun)
An amount of fertilized grain that cannot be readily counted.
The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.
seed(Noun)
Semen.
Sometimes a man may feel encouraged to spread his seed before he settles down to raise a family.
seed(Noun)
A precursor.
The seed of an idea. Which idea was the seed (idea)?
seed(Noun)
The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precusor in a defined chain of precusors.
seed(Noun)
Offspring, descendants, progeny.
seed(Verb)
To plant or sow an area with seeds.
I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.
seed(Verb)
To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
seed(Verb)
To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
seed(Verb)
To be able to compete (especially in a quarter-final/semi-final/final).
The tennis player seeded into the quarters.
seed(Verb)
To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.

Origin: sæd, sed, from Germanic *sædh- ‘that which can be sown’. Cognate with Dutch zaad, German Saat, Swedish säd. Related to sow.

Webster Dictionary

Seed
of Seed
Seed(noun)
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
Seed(noun)
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
Seed(noun)
the generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural
Seed(noun)
that from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice
Seed(noun)
the principle of production
Seed(noun)
progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David
Seed(noun)
race; generation; birth
Seed(verb)
to sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field
Seed(verb)
to cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations

Translations for seed

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

seed(noun)

the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown

sunflower seeds; grass seed.

saadAfrikaans
بَذْرَهArabic
зърноBulgarian
sementePortuguese (BR)
semenoCzech
der SamenGerman
frø; -frøDanish
σπόροςGreek
semillaSpanish
seemeEstonian
بذرFarsi
siemenFinnish
graineFrench
זֶרַעHebrew
बीजHindi
sjeme, sjemenkaCroatian
magHungarian
bijiIndonesian
fræIcelandic
semeItalian
種Japanese
종자Korean
sėklaLithuanian
sēklaLatvian
bijiMalay
zaadDutch
frøNorwegian
nasieniePolish
بذرPersian
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tohum,çekirdekTurkish
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