seed

Speech parts

1. seed - Noun

2. seed - Verb

4. Seed - Proper noun

Meaning

of Seed

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.

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.

The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.

That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.

The principle of production.

Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.

To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.

To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

source germ pip come origin nucleus grain kernel embryo semen sow ejaculate cum seminal fluid pearl
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Antonyms

grandpa daddy end effect father cut
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Hypernyms

place process set take order position

Hyponyms

buckeye corn pip milt muse rice

Phrases with the word

spill one's seed Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptist seed-bearing plant hard-shelled seed edible nutlike seed grape seed capsule

Derivatives

seed seeds seeded seeding

Anagrams

dees dese EDES sede

Examples

I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the Bread of God, which is the Flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David, and for drink I desire His Blood, which is love incorruptible. Ignatius of Antioch

Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed on an equal or greater benefit. Napoleon Hill

Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science. Ralph Waldo Emerson

A harvest of peace is produced from a seed of contentment. American Proverb

Every seed knows its time. Russian Proverb

Don't plant a seed in the sea. Swahili Proverb

Close letter words and terms

seecatch seecatchie seech seed and leaf gall nematode seed bank seed bead