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Meaning Of Seed
pl.
of Seed
n.
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.
n.
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.
n.
The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used
in the plural.
n.
That from which anything springs; first principle; original;
source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
n.
The principle of production.
n.
Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of
Abraham; the seed of David.
n.
Race; generation; birth.
v. t.
To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to
seed a field.
v. t.
To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with
seedlike decorations.