grain
(ɪn)
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a small, hard seed, esp. the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
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seed
Webster Dictionary
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
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seed
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to sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field
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sprout
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the shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch
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sechium
Webster Dictionary
the edible fruit of a West Indian plant (Sechium edule) of the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four inches long, and contains a single large seed. The root of the plant resembles a yam, and is used for food
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fava bean
(ˈfɑ və)
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the seed or pod of this plant.
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mung bean
(ʌŋ)
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the seed or pod of this plant.
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beggar's-lice
(ˈbɛg ər li)
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the fruit or seed of such a plant.
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cowpea
(ˈkaʊˌpi)
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the seed of this plant, used for food.
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rapeseed
(ˈreɪpˌsid)
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the seed of the rape plant.
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cottonseed
(ˈkɒt nˌsid)
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the seed of the cotton plant, yielding an oil.
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embryo
(ˈɛm briˌoʊ)
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the rudimentary plant usu. contained in the seed.
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seed plant
(ˈsid lɪŋ)
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a seed-bearing plant; spermatophyte.
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sprout
(ʊt)
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(of a seed or plant) to put forth buds or shoots.
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castor bean
(ˈkæs tər, ˈkɑ stər)
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the poisonous seed of the castor-oil plant.
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seedling
(ˈsid lɪŋ)
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a plant or tree grown from a seed.
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ear
(ɪər)
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the spike of a cereal plant, containing the seed grains.
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disseminule
(ɪˈsɛm əˌnyul)
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any propagative part of a plant, as a bud, seed, or spore.
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polycotyledon
Webster Dictionary
a plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed
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seed
Webster Dictionary
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
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sow
(ʊ)
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to scatter (seed) over land, earth, etc., for growth; plant.
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germinate
(ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪt)
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to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb.
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crown
(ʊn)
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the point at which the root of a seed plant joins the stem.
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seed
(sid)
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(of the flower of a plant) to pass to the stage of yielding seed.
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volunteer
(ˌvɒl ənˈtɪər)
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a plant that has sprung up spontaneously from seed rather than having been planted or cultivated.
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utricle
(ˈyu trɪ kəl)
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a thin bladderlike pericarp or seed vessel of a plant.
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boll
(ʊl)
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a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
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monocotyledon
Webster Dictionary
a plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe
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soybean
(ˈsɔɪˌbin)
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the seed of this plant, used for food, as a livestock feed, and for a variety of other commercial uses.
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fennel
(ˈfɛn l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also called fennel seed. the aromatic aniselike fruit of this plant.
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