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Definition: Meaning of, seed in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / siːd /

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seed seeds, seed
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  1. plants [uncountable and countable] a small, hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows
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  2. plants [uncountable] a quantity of seeds
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  3. in fruit [countable] American English one of the small hard objects in a fruit such as an apple or orange, from which new fruit trees grow [=  pip British English]
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  4. seeds of something written something that makes a new situation start to grow and develop
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  5. go/run to seed if a plant or vegetable goes or runs to seed, it starts producing flowers and seeds as well as leaves
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  6. go/run to seed if someone or something goes or runs to seed, they become less attractive or good, especially because they are getting old and have not been properly looked after
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  7. number one/two/three etc seed [countable] a player or team in a competition that is given a particular position, according to how likely they are to win
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  8. sex [uncountable] biblical SEMEN or SPERM - often used humorously
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  9. family [uncountable] biblical the group of people who have a particular person as their father, grandfather etc, especially when they form a particular race
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
seed seeded seeded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
seeding seeds
  1. [transitive] to remove seeds from fruit or vegetables
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  2. [transitive usually passive] to give a player or team in a competition a particular position, according to how likely they are to win
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  3. [transitive usually passive] to plant seeds in the ground
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  4. [intransitive] to produce seeds
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  5. seed itself if a tree or plant seeds itself, it produces a new plant using its own seeds
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seed used in phrases

  • anise seed (noun)
    1. liquorice-flavoured seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
  • canary seed (noun)
    1. a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds
  • caraway seed (noun)
    1. aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning
  • caraway seed bread (noun)
    1. bread containing caraway seeds
  • celery seed (noun)
    1. seed of the celery plant used as seasoning
  • coriander seed (noun)
    1. dried coriander seeds used whole or ground
  • cotton-seed tree (noun)
    1. a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
  • cumin seed (noun)
    1. aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family
  • dill seed (noun)
    1. seed of the dill plant used as seasoning
  • edible seed (noun)
    1. many are used as seasoning
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