1. seed - Noun
2. seed - Verb
4. Seed - Proper noun
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 dictionaryI 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