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- Dictionaryseed/sēd/
noun
- 1. a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant: "cut open the peppers and remove the seeds" Similar
- 2. a man's semen. Similar
verb
- 1. sow (land) with seeds: "the shoreline is seeded with a special grass"
- 2. (of a plant) produce or drop seeds: "mulches encourage many plants to seed freely"
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a (1) : the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing. (2) : the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant. broadly : a propagative plant structure (such as a spore or small dry fruit) b. : a propagative animal structure:
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow: Sow the seeds (= put them in the ground) about three centimetres deep. The chemical will stop all seeds from sprouting (= starting to grow). The farmers grow these crops for seed (= for planting to grow more crops, rather than for eating).
A mature fertilized ovule of angiosperms and gymnosperms that contains an embryo and the food it will need to grow into a new plant. Seeds provide a great reproductive advantage in being able to survive for extended periods until conditions are favorable for germination and growth.
A seed is basically a baby plant — it's the way plants reproduce. One tiny sunflower seed can potentially grow into a sunflower that's ten feet tall. Some seeds are just a tiny speck, others a small pod, and still others a cluster inside a fruit.
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.
SEED meaning: 1 : a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow; 2 : the beginning of something which continues to develop or grow
Definition of seed noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun, plural seeds, (especially collectively) seed. the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant. any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., especially as preserved for growing a new crop.
SEED definition: 1. a small round or oval object produced by a plant that a new plant can grow from: 2. the…. Learn more.
noun Word forms: plural seeds or seed. 1. the part of a flowering plant that typically contains the embryo with its protective coat and stored food and that can develop into a new plant under the proper conditions; fertilized and mature ovule. 2. Loosely.
