Definition of sed
1. seed [ n ] a small hard fruit
Used in print:(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
He planted the pansy seeds himself , buying them from a pansy specialist .
Their seeds produce vigorous blooming plants half again the size of the unimproved strains .
I asked him if he took seeds from his own plants .
Occasionally , when he had an unusual flower that he wanted more of he did ; but pansy seeds , he told me , soon `` run_down '' .
Nothing is easier to grow from seed than pansies .
Synonyms seed Related Terms fruit nut Job's_tears coffee_bean edible_seed cohune_nut grain ash-key oilseed babassu_nut ivory_nut stone neem_seed buckeye jumping_bean safflower_seed bean bonduc_nut coquilla_nut pip kernel2. seed [ n ] a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
Used in print:(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
Probably no one needs to tell you that the way to stop all bloom is to let the blossoms go to seed .
Synonyms seed Related Terms ovule testa endosperm pericarp sow3. seed [ v ] go to seed; shed seeds
Examples:
"The dandelions went to seed"
(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)
The covers slid down his skinny neck so I saw his head , fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed , but his face was turned to the wall - there was the pale shadow of his nose on the plaster - and I thought , Well you do n't look much like a pig-drunk bully now .
Synonyms seed Related Terms spill spill reseed4. seed [ v ] distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds; as of a tennis or golf player
Synonyms seed Related Terms rate sport5. seed [ v ] bear seeds
Synonyms seed Related Terms bear6. seed [ n ] anything that provides inspiration for later work
Synonyms source germ seed Related Terms inspiration muse taproot evolve7. seed [ v ] remove the seeds form, as of grapes
Synonyms seed Related Terms remove8. seed [ v ] place (seeds) in the ground for future growth
Examples:
"She sowed sunflower seeds"
9. seed [ v ] inoculate with microorganisms
Synonyms seed Related Terms inoculate10. seed [ n ] one of the outstanding players in a tournament
Synonyms seed seeded_player Related Terms player11. seed [ v ] sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
Examples:
"seed clouds"
12. seed [ v ] help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
Synonyms seed Related Terms finance13. Seed [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31155
Synonyms Seed14. seed [ n ] the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
Synonyms seed seminal_fluid ejaculate cum semen Related Terms liquid_body_substance milt sperm ejaculateSimilar Spelling
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