seed

seed

the ovule of a flowering plant; germ or propagative part of anything: seed of a rebellion

Not to be confused with:

cede – yield or formally surrender to another: cede territory

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seed

 (sēd)

n. pl. seeds or seed

1.

a. A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.

b. A small dry fruit, spore, or other propagative plant part.

c. Seeds considered as a group: a farmer buying seed.

d. The seed-bearing stage of a plant: The grass is in seed.

2.

a. A larval shellfish or a hatchling fish: released scallop seed in the bay.

b. An egg or cocoon of certain insects: silkworm seed.

3. Something that resembles a seed, as:

a. A tiny bubble in a piece of glass.

b. Medicine A form of a radioactive isotope that is used to localize and concentrate the amount of radiation administered to a body site, such as a tumor.

4.

a. A source or beginning; a germ: the seed of an idea.

b. A small amount of material used to start a chemical reaction.

c. A small crystal used to start a crystallization process.

5. A cell that disperses, especially a cancer cell that spreads from a primary tumor to another location in the body.

6. Archaic

a. Offspring; progeny.

b. Family stock; ancestry.

c. Sperm; semen.

7. Sports A player who has been seeded for a tournament, often at a given rank: a top seed.

v. seed·ed, seed·ing, seeds

v.tr.

1.

a. To plant seeds in (land, for example); sow.

b. To plant (a crop, for example) as seeds in soil.

2. To remove the seeds from (fruit).

3. To furnish with something that grows or stimulates growth or development: a bioreactor seeded with bacteria.

4. Medicine

a. To disperse to, as cancer cells: organs seeded by circulating tumor cells.

b. To disperse or transfer (cancer cells, for example): a needle biopsy that seeded cancer cells into adjacent tissue; seed stem cells onto collagen gels.

5. Meteorology To sprinkle (a cloud) with particles, as of silver iodide, in order to disperse it or to produce precipitation.

6. Sports

a. To arrange (the drawing for positions in a tournament) so that the more skilled contestants meet in the later rounds.

b. To rank (a contestant) in this way.

7. To help (a business, for example) in its early development.

v.intr.

1. To sow seed.

2. To pass into the seed-bearing stage.

3. Medicine To disperse and often multiply, as cancer cells.

adj.

1. Set aside for planting a new crop: seed corn; seed potatoes.

2. Intended to help in early stages: provided seed capital for a fledgling business.

Idiom:

go/run to seed

1. To pass into the seed-bearing stage.

2. To become weak or devitalized; deteriorate: The old neighborhood has gone to seed.

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[Middle English, from Old English sǣd, sēd; see sē- in Indo-European roots.]

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seed

(siːd)

n

1. (Botany) botany a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa).

2. (Botany) the small hard seedlike fruit of plants such as wheat

3. (Botany) (loosely) any propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber, spore, or bulb

4. (Botany) such parts collectively

5. the source, beginning, or germ of anything: the seeds of revolt.

6. chiefly Bible offspring or descendants: the seed of Abraham.

7. (Zoology) an archaic or dialect term for sperm¹, semen

8. (General Sporting Terms) sport a seeded player

9. (Zoology) the egg cell or cells of the lobster and certain other animals

10. (Animals) See seed oyster

11. (Chemistry) chem a small crystal added to a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid to induce crystallization

12. (Botany) (of plants) to produce and shed seeds

13. (Horticulture) (of plants) to produce and shed seeds

14. (Biology) to lose vigour, usefulness, etc

vb

15. (Agriculture) to plant (seeds, grain, etc) in (soil): we seeded this field with oats.

16. (Botany) (intr) (of plants) to form or shed seeds

17. (tr) to remove the seeds from (fruit, etc)

18. (Chemistry) (tr) chem to add a small crystal to (a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid) in order to cause crystallization

19. (Chemistry) (tr) to scatter certain substances, such as silver iodide, in (clouds) in order to cause rain

20. (General Sporting Terms) (tr)

a. to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds

b. to distribute (players or teams) in this manner

[Old English sǣd; related to Old Norse sāth, Gothic sēths, Old High German sāt]

ˈseedˌlike adj

ˈseedless adj

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SEED

abbreviation for

(Education) Scottish Executive Education Department

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seed

(sid)

n., pl. seeds, (esp. collectively) seed, n.

1. the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.

2. any propagative part of a plant, including tubers and bulbs.

3. such parts collectively.

4. any similar small part or fruit.

5. Dial. pit ².

6. the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord.

7. offspring; progeny.

8. birth: not of mortal seed.

9. sperm; semen.

10. the ovum or ova of certain animals, as the lobster and the silkworm moth.

11. seed oyster.

12. a small air bubble in a glass piece, caused by defective firing.

13. Crystall., Chem. a small crystal added to a solution to promote crystallization.

14. a player or team seeded in a tournament.

v.t.

15. to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed.

16. to sow or scatter (seed).

17. to sow or scatter (clouds) with crystals or particles of silver iodide, solid carbon dioxide, etc., to induce precipitation.

18. to introduce in the hope of increase: to seed a lake with trout.

19. to sprinkle on in the manner of seed.

20. to remove the seeds from (fruit).

21.

a. to rank (players or teams) by past performance in arranging tournament pairings, so that the most highly ranked competitors will not play each other until later rounds.

b. to arrange (pairings or a tournament) by means of such a ranking.

22. to develop (a business), esp. by providing operating capital.

v.i.

23. to sow seed.

24. to produce or shed seed.

adj.

25. producing seed; used for seed: a seed potato.

Idioms:

1. go or run to seed,

a. (of the flower of a plant) to pass to the stage of yielding seed.

b. to deteriorate or decline, as in health, strength, or appearance.

2. in seed,

a. (of certain plants) in the state of bearing ripened seeds.

b. (of a field, a lawn, etc.) sown with seed.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English sede, side, seed(e), Old English sēd, sǣd, c. Old Frisian sēd, Old Saxon sād, Old High German sāt (German Saat), Old Norse sāth, Gothic -seths; (v.) Middle English seden to produce seeds, derivative of the n.]

seed′less, adj.

seed′like`, adj.

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seed

(sēd)

Noun

A part of a flowering plant that contains an embryo and the food it will need to grow into a new plant. A seed is a mature fertilized ovule.

Verb

1. To plant seeds in soil.

2. To attempt to produce rain by cloud seeding. See more at cloud seeding.

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seed

Past participle: seeded
Gerund: seeding

Imperative

seed

seed

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seed

An embryonic plant and its food supply.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seed - a small hard fruit       edible seed - many are used as seasoning coffee bean, coffee berry, coffee - a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee pip - a small hard seed found in some fruits bonduc nut, nicker nut, nicker seed - hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry Job's tears - hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads oil-rich seed, oilseed - any of several seeds that yield oil safflower seed - seed of the safflower caryopsis, grain - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn ash-key - winged seed of the ash tree coquilla nut - nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory babassu nut - hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm cohune nut - nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts apple nut, ivory nut, vegetable ivory - nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons neem seed - seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products buckeye, conker, horse chestnut - the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean - seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans nut - usually large hard-shelled seed kernel, meat - the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"
	2.	seed - a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa ovule - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization episperm, seed coat, testa - protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants endosperm - nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
	3.	seed - one of the outstanding players in a tournament seeded player player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
	4.	seed - anything that provides inspiration for later work germ, source inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity taproot - something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot" muse - the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
	5.	seed - the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract come, cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid milt - seminal fluid produced by male fish bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
Verb	1.	seed - go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed" reseed - seed again or anew disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
	2.	seed - help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money finance - obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
	3.	seed - bear seeds bear, turn out - bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
	4.	seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" sow farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand; "broadcast seeds" inseminate, sow in, sow - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" scatter - sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
	5.	seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
	6.	seed - sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
	7.	seed - inoculate with microorganisms inoculate - introduce a microorganism into
	8.	seed - remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

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seed

noun

1. grain, pip, germ, kernel, egg, embryo, spore, ovum, egg cell, ovule a packet of cabbage seed

2. beginning, start, potential (for), suspicion, germ, genesis, inkling His questions were meant to plant seeds of doubt in our minds.

3. origin, source, basis, heart, essence, nucleus, fount, wellspring the seed of an idea

4. (Chiefly Bible) offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn, brood, sons and daughters, progeny, scions a curse on my seed

5. semen, sperm, come (taboo slang), emission, cum (taboo slang), ejaculate, seminal fluid, spermatozoa, jism (taboo slang), spermatic fluid, spunk (Brit. taboo slang) man's innate tendency to spill his seed as widely as possible

go or run to seed decline, deteriorate, degenerate, decay, go downhill (informal), go to waste, go to pieces, let yourself go, go to pot, go to rack and ruin, retrogress If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.

Related words
adjective seminal

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

seed

noun

1. A fertilized plant ovule capable of germinating:

kernel, pip, pit.

2. A propagative part of a plant:

spore, tuber.

3. A source of further growth and development:

bud, embryo, germ, kernel, nucleus, spark.

4. A group consisting of those descended directly from the same parents or ancestors:

brood, get, issue, offspring, posterity, progeny.

5. One's ancestors or their character or one's ancestral derivation:

ancestry, birth, blood, bloodline, descent, extraction, family, genealogy, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock.

6. The male fluid of fertilization:

semen, sperm.

verb

To put (seeds) into the ground for growth:

plant, sow.

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Translations

بَذْرَةبَذْرَةٌ مِنبَذْرَهحَبَّةمُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين

семе

semenozárodekzrát na semenojadérkonasadit

kernefrøgå i frøseedespire

SamenSaatKeimSameObstkern

σπόροςκουκούτσισπέρμα

semillasembrarcabeza de seriegranarpepita

تخم

siemenspermahedelmän siemen

grainesemencespermetête de sériepépin

זרעלזרוע

košticasjeme

kiemelmagmagot hoz

bera fræbestu leikmönnum dreift í riîladreifa/sá bestu leikmönnum í riîlafræ

semesementeseminaretesta di serietesta di serie numero uno

種

씨

semen

apšepęsapšeptiapsileistiaptriušęsatrinktas

atlasītatsijātdot sēklasiedīglisizlases sportists

zaadpit

frøfrø segkjernenummer på ranglistaseede

nasieniepestkasiać

sementecaroçosemearsémensêmen

семязернышкосемена

nasadený hráčsemenozrieť na semeno

seme

frökärnasädsperma

mbegu

เมล็ดในของผลไม้เมล็ดพืช

tohumçekirdekeşleştirmekşampiyon adayısıralamak

hạthạt giốnghột

种子种子选手结籽萌芽抽出种子选手

seed

[siːd]

A. N

1. (Bot) [of plant] → semilla f, simiente f; (inside fruit) → pepita f; [of grain] → grano m
poppy seeds → semillas fpl de amapola
to go or run to seed (lit) → granar, dar en grana (fig) → ir a menos
he's really gone to seed → se ha echado a perder, ha ido cada vez a peor
see also sesame B
see also sunflower B

2. (Sport) (= player, team) → cabeza mf de serie
she's the number one seed → es cabeza de serie número uno
she's the first seed → es la primera cabeza de serie

3. (fig) [of idea etc] → germen m
to sow seeds of doubt in sb's mind → sembrar la duda en la mente de algn

4. (euph) (= semen) → simiente f; (= offspring) → descendencia f

B. VT

1. (= plant with seeds) → sembrar (with de)

2. (= remove seed of) [+ fruits] → despepitar

3. (Sport) → clasificar como cabeza de serie
the US are seeded number one → Estados Unidos parte como cabeza de serie número uno

C. VI (Bot) (= form seeds) → granar, dar en grana; (= shed seeds) → dejar caer semillas

D. CPD seed box N → caja f de simientes, semillero m
seed corn N (lit) → trigo m de siembra
seed drill N → sembradora f
seed merchant N → vendedor(a) m/f de semillas
seed pearl N → aljófar m
seed pod N → vaina f
seed potato N → patata f or (LAm) papa f de siembra
seed time N → siembra f
seed tray N = seed box

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seed

[ˈsiːd]

n

[plant, fruit] → graine f
sunflower seeds → des graines de tournesol
to go to seed [plant] → monter en graine (fig) [person] → se laisser aller

(= beginning) → germe m
The seeds of doubt had been sown → Le doute avait été semé.

(TENNIS) → tête f de série
the number two seed → la tête de série numéro deux

vt

[+ piece of land, lawn] → ensemencer

to seed itself [plant] → se propager

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

seed

n

(Bot: = one single) → Samen m; (of grain, poppy, sesame etc) → Korn nt; (within fruit) → (Samen)kern m; (collective) → Samen pl; (for birds) → Körner pl; (= grain) → Saat f, → Saatgut nt; (liter, = sperm) → Samen pl; (= offspring) → Nachkommen pl; (fig, of unrest, idea etc) → Keim m → (of zu); to go or run to seed (vegetables) → schießen; (flowers) → einen Samenstand bilden; (fig: person) → herunterkommen; to sow the seeds of doubt (in somebody’s mind) → (bei jdm) Zweifel säen or den Keim des Zweifels legen; he sowed the seed from which … developed → er hat den Keim gelegt, aus dem sich … entwickelte; I don’t want to make a detailed proposal, just to sow the seeds → ich möchte keinen konkreten Vorschlag machen, ich möchte nur den Boden dafür bereiten

(Sport) to be the third seed → als Dritter platziert or gesetzt sein; the number one seed → der/die als Nummer eins Gesetzte

vt

(= sow with seed) → besäen

(= extract seeds from) → entkernen

(Sport) → setzen, platzieren; seeded number one → als Nummer eins gesetzt; seeded players → gesetzte or platzierte Spieler

vi (vegetables) → schießen; (flowers) → Samen entwickeln

vr to seed itself (plant) → sich aussäen

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seed

:

seedbed

n → Saatbeet nt, → Saatbett nt

seed box

n → Setzkasten m

seedcake

n → Kümmelkuchen m

seedcase

n → Samenkapsel f

seed corn

n (Bot) → Samenkorn nt; they are eating their own seed (fig) → sie gehen aus Eingemachte (inf)

seed drill

n → Sämaschine f

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seed

:

seed leaf

n → Keimblatt nt

seedless

adj → kernlos

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seed

:

seed pearl

n → Staubperle f

seed plant

n → Samenpflanze f

seed potato

n → Saatkartoffel f

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seed

:

seedtime

n → Saatzeit f

seed tray

n = seed box

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

seed

[siːd]

1. n

a. (Bot) → seme m; (for sowing) → semi mpl, semente f
to go or run to seed (plant) → fare seme
to go to seed (fig) (person) → ridursi male

b. (fig) (origin) the seeds of → il seme di, il germe di
the seeds of discontent → il seme del malcontento

c. (Tennis) (player) → testa di serie

2. vt

a. (lawn) → seminare

b. (remove the seed, raisins, grapes) → togliere i semi a

c. (Tennis) he was seeded fifth → è stato classificato quinta testa di serie

3. vi → fare seme

4. adj (potato, corn) → da semina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

seed

(siːd) noun

1. the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown. sunflower seeds; grass seed. saad بَذْرَه зърно semente semeno der Samen frø; -frø σπόροςsemilla seeme بذر siemen graineזרע बीज sjeme, sjemenka mag biji fræ seme 種 종자 sėkla sēkla biji zaadfrønasienie نظر لرل، پوهېدل، رسيدل. زړى، زڼې، تخم، دانه، نسل، پښت، اولاده، پښه، سر چينه، اصل، بنسټ، اّر، خټه كرل، تخم شيندل، دانه نيول، تخم نيول، semente boabă, sămânţă семечко; семена semeno seme seme frö เมล็ด tohum, çekirdek 種子 сім'я, насіння بیج hạt giống 种子

2. the beginning from which anything grows. There was already a seed of doubt in her mind. saadjie, begin بَذْرَةٌ مِن семе pontinha zárodek der Keim spire; kerne σπέρμα, σπόρος, αυτό από το οποίο κτ. ξεκινά να μεγαλώνει pizca, punta seeme منشا siemen germeזרע अंकुरण sjeme, zametak csíra benih (efasemdar)fræ seme もと 원인 sėkla, grūdas sēkla; iedīglis bibit kiemkim, spire, kjerne ziarnko سر چينه pontinha germen источник; зерно zárodok kal seme frö จุดเริ่ม tohum 萌芽 початок, зародок ابتدائی آثار mầm mống, nguồn gốc 萌芽

3. (in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player. gekeurde speler مُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين от висока класа jogador escalado nasazený hráč gesetzt seedet deltager παίκτης κλάσεως cabeza de serie asetatud mängija بازيكن آزموده sijoitettu pelaaja tête de série שַׂחקָן מְדוֹרָג वरीयताक्रम nosilac skupine kiemelt játékos pilihan bestu leikmönnum dreift í riðla (testa di serie) シード選手 시드된 경기자 atrinktas žaidėjas izlases sportists meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst nummer (...) på ranglista rozstawiony zawodnik ازمويل شوي لوبه كوونكي jogador escalado cap de serie отобранный игрок nasadený hráč igralec, ki ima kvalifikacijo nosilac grupe seedad spelare ผู้แข่งขันที่คัดเลือกไว้โดยหวังว่าจะเข้ารอบสุดท้าย şampiyon adayı 種子選手 відібраний для фінального змагання гравець درجہ بندی میں کسی مقام پر رکھا ہوا کھلاڑی đấu thủ hạt giống 种子选手

verb

1. (of a plant) to produce seed. A plant seeds after it has flowered. skiet saad يُنْتِجُ بُذورا давам семе dar semente zrát na semeno Samen tragen gå i frø βγάζω σπόρους granar seemneid andma تخم ريختن tehdä siementä monter en graine מַצמִיח זֶרַע बीज उत्पन्न करना dati sjeme magot hoz menghasilkan biji bera fræ produrre seme 種ができる 씨를 배다 brandinti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø, frø seg (wy)produkować nasiona نيالول، كښېنول، زړى اېستل، تخم اېستل dar semente a germina давать семена zrieť na semeno iti v seme proizvesti seme gå i frö, fröa sig ออกเมล็ด tohum vermek 結籽 піти в насіння بیج پیدا کرنا sinh ra hạt 结籽

2. in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds. rangskik يُرَتِّب اللاعبين الجيّدين بِحَيْث لا يَلْعَبون مع بَعْض حَتّى النِّهايَه отбирам по-добрите състезатели за финални срещи escalar nasadit verteilen seede ορίζω αντιπάλους preseleccionar (paremuse järgi) tabelisse paigutama بر حسب مهارت و قدرت رده بندي كردن sijoittaa classer לְהָצִיב שַׂחקָן वरीयताक्रम देना odijeliti slabije natjecatelje, staviti na rang-listu kiemel (játékost) menyusun pemain dreifa/sá bestu leikmönnum í riðla selezionare シードする (스포츠) 시드하다 atrinkti atsijāt; atlasīt meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan selecterenseede rozstawić د قدرت او مهارت له مخي escalado, decrépito a clasifica отбирать сильных игроков для финальных соревнований nasadiť oddeliti rasporediti tim seeda คัดสรร sıralamak, eşleştirmek 選出種子選手 відбирати сильніших гравців اعلی مقام کے کھلاڑیوں کو آخر کے لیے بچا کر رکھنا lựa chọn đấu thủ hạt giống 抽出种子选手

ˈseeded adjective

having been seeded. a seeded player. gekeur مُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين играч от висока класа escalado nasazený verteilt seedet παίκτης εξαιρετικής απόδοσης preseleccionado asetatud, tabelisse paigutatud بازيكن قوي sijoitettu classé שַׂחקָן מְדוֹרָג वरीयताक्रम वाला stavljen na rang-listu, određen za nosioca skupine u natjecanju kiemelt (játékos) terpilih sem hefur verið komið fyrir í riðli classificato シードされた 시드를 배정받은 atrinktas atsijāts; izlases- diletakkan sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst seedet rozstawiony تخم شنيدونكى، دتخم كرلو ماشين clasificat отобранный nasadený ki si je pridobil kvalifikacijo određen za nosioca seedad ที่คัดมาแล้ว eşleşmiş 被選為種子選手的 відібраний درجہ بندی میں مقام حاصل کیا ہوا được chọn là hạt giống 被选为种子选手的

ˈseedling (-liŋ) noun

a young plant just grown from a seed. Don't walk on the lettuce seedlings! saailing غَرْسَه младо стръкче muda semenáček der Sämling spire φυντάνι, βλαστάρι planta de semillero idu, võrse نهال بذري taimi semisנבט पौद, पौध presadnica, sadnica palánta tumbuhan muda, bibit kímplanta pianticella 苗(木) 묘목 sėjinukas stāds; dēsts semaian zaailingfrøplante; ungtresadzonka نېښ يا تيغ (دوښو): نيالګي( چې له زړې شين شوى وي răsad рассада, сеянец semenáč sadika mladica späd planta ต้นไม้ที่งอกจากเมล็ด fide 秧苗 сіянець, паросток نیا پودا cây trồng từ hạt 籽苗，秧苗

ˈseedy adjective

1. shabby. a rather seedy hotel. slonsig رَث، بالٍ западнал modesto zchátralý schäbig lurvet παλιός, φθαρμένος, άθλιοςcutre, sórdido, de mala muerte vilets فرسوده siivoton minableמוזנח गंदा otrcan kopott(as külsejű) buruk subbulegur squallido みすぼらしい 허름한 apšepęs, aptriušęs noplucis; nožēlojams buruk; selekeh sjofelloslitt, usteltpodły, nędzny زاړه (لكه كالي): توى شوى: خوار پوڼى، خوارجامه: ټيټ، سپك، پرېوتى dărăpănat, în paragină потрёпанный; убогий schátraný zanemarjen otrcan luggsliten, sjaskig โทรม döküntü, köhne, kılıksız, pis 破舊的 пошарпаний, поношений بد وضع tiều tụy 褴褛的

2. ill or unhealthy. He's feeling a bit seedy. siekerig غَيْر صِحّي، مُتَوَعِّك неразположен adoentado nemocný flau, unpäßlich uvel αδιάθετος, μη υγιής pachucho kehva enesetundega مريض احوال sairas pas dans son assiette לא בְּקַו הַבְּריאוּת अस्वास्थ्यकर loše, koji se ne odjeća dobro gyengélkedő tidak sehat lasinn, slappur indisposto 気分の悪い 기분이 언짢은 nesveikas, negaluojantis nevesels tidak sihat slapslapp, skralniezdrów احوال پرسی adoentado sleit, dărâmat нездоровый, не по себе chorý slaboten slabunjav krasslig, vissen ไม่สบาย keyifsiz, rahatsız 身體不適 нездоровий بیمار khó ở 不舒服

ˈseediness noun

slonsigheid كَوْن الشَّيء أو المَكان بالٍ أو مُهْتَرئ занемареност decadência ošumělost die Schäbigkeit, die Flauheit lurvethed φθορά, αθλιότητα aspecto sórdido kehv enesetunne ژوليدگي؛كسالت siivottomuus aspect miteux רִיבּוּי זְרָעִים बिजैलापन, फटीचरपन otrcanost, mamurluk szegényesség, kopottság, betegesség; magvasság keburukan e-ð sem er í niðurníðslu trasandatezza みすぼらしさ 기분이 언짢음 bloga savijauta, negalavimas noplucis izskats; slikta pašsajūta keadaan yang buruk sjofelheid, slapheidloslitthet złe samopoczucie, podniszczony stan کسالت decadência aspect decrepit неважнецкий вид schátranosť, ošarpanosť zanemarjenost otrcanost luggslitenhet ความทรุดโทรม; ความเจ็บป่วย köhnelik; rahatsızlık 破舊，身體不適 зернистість خستہ حالی sự khó ở 结籽

ˈseedbed noun

ground prepared for growing seeds. saadlaai, saadkassie مَشْتَل للبُذور леха с разсад canteiro záhon das Samenbeet udsåningsbed φυτώριοsemillero taimelava زمين آماده بذرپاشي kylvöalusta semis מִנבַּטָה बोने योग्य खेत lijeha ágyás persemaian sáðreitur vivaio, semenzaio 苗床 모판, 온상 daigynas dēstu dobe; sēšanai sagatavota dobe tapak semaian zaaibedfrøbed rozsadnik هغه ځمکه چی دکښت لپاره چمتو وی canteiro răzor рассадочная грядка záhon semenska greda leja sa rasadom såbädd, drivbänk แปลงเพาะชำ fidelik 苗床 парник; грядка з розсадою کیاری luống đất tốt để gieo hạt 苗床

go to seed

1. (of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance. Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age! onversorgd word يُصاب بالوَهَن وعَدَم الإكْتِراث، يَشيخ занемарявам се desmazelar-se zanedbávat herunterkommen gå i frø παραμελώ την εμφάνισή μου descuidarse, abandonarse, echarse a perder lohakaks minema, mitte hoolima از دل و دماغ افتادن؛مفلوك شدن repsahtaa se négliger לְהֵראוֹת מְרוּשָׁל अपने कपड़े इत्यादि के प्रति लापरवाह zapustiti se, postati neuredan kivénül tidak rapi láta á sjá, hrörna lasciarsi andare だらしなくなる 누추해지다 apsileisti nolaisties; nerūpēties par savu izskatu menjadi selekeh slonzig worden gå i frø zaniedbać się پوده شول desmazelar-se a se neglija опуститься zanedbávať sa zanemariti se opustiti se förfalla ซอมซ่อ görünüşüne önem vermemek 變得不修邊幅 обрезкнути ناکارہ ، نا اہل ہونا trở nên luộm thuộm 变得不修边幅

2. (of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for. This part of town has gone to seed recently. onversorgd raak يُصْبِحُ رثّا бивам занемарен decair upadat herunterkommen forsumpe υποβαθμίζομαι, εξαθλιώνομαι deteriorarse armetusse seisu jääma فرسوده شدن ränsistyä aller à vau-l'eauמוזנח जगह इत्यादि जिसकी सफाई या देखरेख नहीं की जा रही हो otrcati se lepusztul tidak terurus hrörna, láta á sjá decadere みすぼらしくなる 한물가다 apšepti, sunykti būt nolaistam/nekoptam menjadi buruk selekeh afzakkenbli nedslitt podupadać پوده شول decair a se părăgini, a fi în paragină прийти в упадок upadať postati zanemarjen propasti förfalla โทรม bakımsız kalmak (地方)變得凋零破舊 занепадати; марнуватися بری حالت میں ہونا bắt đầu trông tiều tụy 污秽

3. (also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering. saad skiet يُبَذِّرُ давам семе dar sementes zakládat na semeno Samen tragen gå i frø βγάζω σπόρους (για φυτό) granar seemneid andma تخم ريختن tehdä siementä monter en graine לִיצוֹר זְרָעִים बीज उत्पन्न करना izrasti u sjeme, dati sjeme felmagzik menghasilkan biji bera fræ sementire 種ができる 씨가 생기다 auginti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø wytwarzać ziarno تخم اېستل dar sementes a face seminţe (după înflorire) пойти в семена vytvárať semeno (po odkvitnutí) iti v seme dati seme gå i frö, fröa sig ที่ให้เมล็ด tohum vermek (植物)開花後結籽 піти в насіння پھلنے کے بعد بیج پیدا کرنا đã kết hạt 花谢结果

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seed

→ بَذْرَة, حَبَّة jadérko, semeno frø, kerne Obstkern, Samen κουκούτσι, σπόρος pepita, semilla hedelmän siemen, siemen graine, pépin koštica, sjeme seme 種 씨 pit, zaad frø, kjerne nasienie, pestka caroço, semente зернышко, семя frö, kärna เมล็ดในของผลไม้, เมล็ดพืช çekirdek, tohum hạt, hạt giống 果仁, 种子

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seed

n. semilla, simiente.

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