Search Result:seed
KK Pronunciation
〔 sid 〕
Pronunciation
〔 siːd 〕
Overview of noun seed
The noun seed has 5 senses
- seed -- (a small hard fruit)
- seed -- (a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa)
- seeded player, seed -- (one of the outstanding players in a tournament)
- source, seed, germ -- (anything that provides inspiration for later work)
- semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come -- (the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract)
Overview of verb seed
The verb seed has 8 senses
- seed -- (go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed")
- seed -- (help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money)
- seed -- (bear seeds)
- sow, seed -- (place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds")
- seed -- (distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds)
- seed -- (sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds")
- seed -- (inoculate with microorganisms)
- seed -- (remove the seeds from; "seed grapes")