seed
Any small seed-like fruitAny propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.: Any small seed-like fruit.
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» Plant these seeds before summer sets in.
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Examples
263 sentencesPlant these seeds before summer sets in.
Would you help me plant these seeds?
deWürdest du mir dabei helfen, diese Samen zu säen? — srovorake
You're not supposed to eat the seeds.
Meaning
17 sensesAny propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
(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
(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
(uncountable)Semen.
A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.
Samen, Sperma
се́мяsémja
сі́м'яsímʺja
More meanings 14
(countable, figuratively)A precursor.
the seed of an idea
Which idea was the seed (idea)?
Saat, Ursprung
(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
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.
(countable, uncountable)The competitor or team occupying a given seed (position).
The rookie was a surprising top seed.
(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.
(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.
(countable)Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
(countable)A fragment of coral.
The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.
(countable, uncountable)(by extension) A unique code that acts as a blueprint for generating a specific game world, determining terrain, structures, and resource placement.
Forms
plural: seedsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
165 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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