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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) a small hard fruit | |
| 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 kernel | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | |
| Related terms: | ovule testa endosperm pericarp sow | |
| 3. | [ verb ] go to seed; shed seeds | |
| Examples: | "The dandelions went to seed" |
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| Related terms: | spill spill reseed | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (golf,tennis) distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds; as of a tennis or golf player | |
| Related terms: | rate sport | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (botany) bear seeds | |
| Related terms: | bear | |
| 6. | [ noun ] anything that provides inspiration for later work | |
| Synonyms: | source germ | |
| Related terms: | inspiration muse taproot evolve | |
| 7. | [ verb ] remove the seeds form, as of grapes | |
| Related terms: | remove | |
| 8. | [ verb ] (botany) place (seeds) in the ground for future growth | |
| Synonyms: | sow sough | |
| Examples: | "She sowed sunflower seeds" |
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| Related terms: | situate put scatter broadcast inseminate farming inseminate seeder sower | |
| 9. | [ verb ] inoculate with microorganisms | |
| Related terms: | inoculate | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (sport,games) one of the outstanding players in a tournament | |
| Synonyms: | seeded_player | |
| Related terms: | player | |
| 11. | [ verb ] (physics) sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain | |
| Examples: | "seed clouds" |
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| Related terms: | process cloud_seeder | |
| 12. | [ verb ] (finance) help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money | |
| Related terms: | finance | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31155 | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (biology) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | |
| Synonyms: | seminal_fluid ejaculate cum semen | |
| Related terms: | liquid_body_substance milt sperm ejaculate | |
| Similar spelling: |
sewed seedy Seda seaweed set settee seethe sett Seto Seth seta seat Saeed |
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