seed

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

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

   (countable)A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

   a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

3. (countable)Any small seed-like fruit.

   If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.

   Samen, Saat, Samenkorn

   се́мяsémja, семена́semená

   сі́м'яsímʺja, насіни́наnasinýna, насі́нняnasínnja

   a small hard fruit

4. (collective, uncountable)An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.

   The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.

   Samen, Aussaat, Saat

5. (countable)A fragment of coral.

6. (uncountable)Semen.

   A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.

   Samen, Sperma

   се́мяsémja

   сі́м'яsímʺja

7. (countable, figuratively)A precursor.

   the seed of an idea

   Which idea was the seed (idea)?

   Saat, Ursprung

8. The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.

   (countable, uncountable)The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)

   The team with the best regular season record receives the top seed in the conference tournament.

9. (countable, uncountable)The competitor or team occupying a given seed (position).

   The rookie was a surprising top seed.

10. (countable, uncountable)The initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator or similar system.

    If you use the same seed you will get exactly the same pattern of numbers.

11. (countable, uncountable)(by extension) A unique code that acts as a blueprint for generating a specific game world, determining terrain, structures, and resource placement.

12. (Internet, countable, uncountable)A commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)

    The latest seed has attracted a lot of users in our online community.

1. I didn't know apple trees grow from seeds.

   Я не знав, що яблуні виростають із насіння. — deniko

   ruЯ не знал, что яблони вырастают из семян. — marafon

   deIch wusste nicht, dass Apfelbäume aus Samen wachsen. — Espi

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2. Tom opened the bag and poured out the sunflower seeds.

   Том відкрив пакет і висипав соняшникове насіння. — deniko

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3. When did you seed the lawn?

   Коли ти засіяв газон? — deniko

   ruКогда вы засеяли лужайку? — sharptoothed

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4. Farmers buy new seeds every year.

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5. Plant these seeds before summer sets in.

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