seed (s d)n. pl. seeds or seed 1. A ripened plant ovule containing an embryo. 2. A propagative part of a plant, as a tuber or spore. 3. Seeds considered as a group. 4. The seed-bearing stage of a plant. 5. Something that resembles a seed, as a tiny bubble in a piece of glass. 6. a. A small amount of material used to start a chemical reaction. b. A small crystal used to start a crystallization process. 7. 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. 8. A source or beginning; a germ. 9. Offspring; progeny. 10. Family stock; ancestry. 11. Sperm; semen. 12. A seed oyster or oysters; spat. 13. 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. To plant seeds in (land, for example); sow. 2. To plant in soil. 3. To remove the seeds from (fruit). 4. To furnish with something that grows or stimulates growth or development: a bioreactor seeded with bacteria. 5. Medicine To cause (cells or a tumor, for example) to grow or multiply. 6. Meteorology To sprinkle (a cloud) with particles, as of silver iodide, in order to disperse it or to produce precipitation. 7. 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. 8. To help (a business, for example) in its early development. v.intr. 1. To sow seed. 2. To go to seed. 3. Medicine To grow or multiply, as a tumor. adj. Idiom: 1. Set aside for planting a new crop: seed corn; seed wheat. 2. Intended to help in early stages: provided seed capital for a fledgling business. 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. [Middle English, from Old English s  d, sd; see s- in Indo-European roots.] |
seed
Noun
1. Bot the mature fertilized grain of a plant, containing an embryo ready for germination Related adjective seminal
2. such seeds used for sowing
3. the source, beginning, or origin of anything: the seeds of dissent
4. Chiefly Bible descendants; offspring: the seed of David
5. Sport a player ranked according to his or her ability
6. go or run to seed
a. (of plants) to produce and shed seeds after flowering
b. to lose strength or usefulness
Verb
1. to plant (seeds) in (soil)
2. (of plants) to produce or shed seeds
3. to remove the seeds from (fruit or plants)
4. to scatter silver iodide in (clouds) in order to cause rain
5. to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds [Old English sǣd]
seedless adj
| seed (sd) Noun A mature fertilized ovule of angiosperms and gymnosperms that contains an embryo and the food it will need to grow into a new plant. Seeds provide a great reproductive advantage in being able to survive for extended periods until conditions are favorable for germination and growth. The seeds of gymnosperms (such as the conifers) develop on scales of cones or similar structures, while the seeds of angiosperms are enclosed in an ovary that develops into a fruit, such as a pome or nut. The structure of seeds varies somewhat. All seeds are enclosed in a protective seed coat. In certain angiosperms the embryo is enclosed in or attached to an endosperm, a tissue that it uses as a food source either before or during germination. All angiosperm embryos also have at least one cotyledon. The first seed-bearing plants emerged at least 365 million years ago in the late Devonian Period. Many angiosperms have evolved specific fruits for dispersal of seeds by the wind, water, or animals. See more at germinationovule Verb 1. To plant seeds in soil. 2. To initiate rainfall or to generate additional rainfall by artificially increasing the precipitation efficiency of clouds. See more at cloud seeding. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  seed - a small hard fruit edible seed - many are used as seasoning 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 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 |
| 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 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 player, participant - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game | |
| 4. | seed - anything that provides inspiration for later work 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 tractmilt - seminal fluid produced by male fish 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 |
| 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 | |
| 4. | seed - place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds" 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" 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 | |
| 6. | seed - sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds" | |
| 7. | seed - inoculate with microorganisms inoculate - introduce a microorganism into | |
| 8. | seed - remove the seeds from; "seed grapes" |
seed
noun 4. chiefly Bible offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn, progeny, scions 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
Translations
seed [siːd] n → semilla;
(in fruit) → pepita;
(fig) → germen m;
(TENNIS) → preseleccionado/a;
to go to seed [plant] → granar;
(fig) → descuidarse
n seed [siːd]
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 semeno frø; -frø der Samen σπόρος semilla seeme بذر siemen graine זֶרַע बीज sjeme, sjemenka mag biji fræ seme 種 씨, 종자 sėkla sēkla biji zaad frø nasienie 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 zárodek spire; kerne der Keim σπέρμα, σπόρος, αυτό από το οποίο κτ. ξεκινά να μεγαλώνει pizca, punta seeme منشا siemen germe זֶרַע अंकुरण sjeme, zametak csíra benih (efasemdar)fræ seme もと 근원, 발단 sėkla, grūdas sēkla; iedīglis bibit kiem kim, spire, kjerne ziarnko 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 nasazený hráč seedet deltager gesetzt 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 (di serie testa) シード選手 시드된 경기자 atrinktas žaidėjas izlases sportists meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst nummer (...) på ranglista rozstawiony zawodnik 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
v
1 (of a plant) to produce seed A plant seeds after it has flowered. skiet saad يُنْتِجُ بُذورا давам семе zrát na semeno gå i frø Samen tragen 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 뿌리다, 씨가 생기다 brandinti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø, frø seg (wy)produkować nasiona 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 nasadit seede verteilen 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 시드하다(우수한 선수끼리 처음부터 맞서지 않도록 대전표를 짜다) atrinkti atsijāt; atlasīt meletakkan seseorang sebagai pemain pilihan selecteren seede rozstawić escalado, decrépito a clasifica отбирать сильных игроков для финальных соревнований nasadiť oddeliti rasporediti tim seeda คัดสรร sıralamak, eşleştirmek 抽出種子(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）
adj seeded
having been seeded a seeded player. gekeur مُصَنَّف مع الجيِّدين играч от висока класа nasazený seedet verteilt 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 시드된 atrinktas atsijāts; izlases- diletakkan sebagai pemain pilihan geplaatst seedet rozstawiony clasificat отобранный nasadený ki si je pridobil kvalifikacijo određen za nosioca seedad ที่คัดมาแล้ว eşleşmiş 種子選手 відібраний درجہ بندی میں مقام حاصل کیا ہوا được chọn là hạt giống 种子选手
n seedling [-liŋ]
a young plant just grown from a seed Don't walk on the lettuce seedlings! saailing غَرْسَه младо стръкче semenáček spire der Sämling φυντάνι, βλαστάρι planta de semillero idu, võrse نهال بذري taimi semis נֶבֶט पौद, पौध presadnica, sadnica palánta tumbuhan muda, bibit kímplanta pianticella 苗(木) 어린 식물, 실생(實生) sėjinukas stāds; dēsts semaian zaailing frøplante; ungtre sadzonka răsad рассада, сеянец semenáč sadika mladica späd planta ต้นไม้ที่งอกจากเมล็ด fide 籽苗，秧苗 сіянець, паросток نیا پودا cây trồng từ hạt 籽苗，秧苗
adj seedy
1 shabby a rather seedy hotel. slonsig رَث، بالٍ западнал zchátralý lurvet schäbig παλιός, φθαρμένος, άθλιος cutre, sórdido, de mala muerte vilets فرسوده rähjäinen minable מוּזנָח गंदा otrcan kopott(as külsejű) buruk subbulegur squallido みすぼらしい 초라한 apšepęs, aptriušęs noplucis; nožēlojams buruk; selekeh sjofel loslitt, ustelt podły, nędzny dărăpănat, în paragină потрёпанный; убогий schátraný zanemarjen otrcan luggsliten, sjaskig โทรม döküntü, köhne, kılıksız, pis 襤褸的 пошарпаний, поношений بد وضع tiều tụy 褴褛的
2 ill or unhealthy He's feeling a bit seedy. siekerig غَيْر صِحّي، مُتَوَعِّك неразположен nemocný uvel flau, unpäßlich αδιάθετος, μη υγιής pachucho kehva enesetundega مريض احوال huonossa kunnossa 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 병든, 기분이 나쁜 nesveikas, negaluojantis nevesels tidak sihat slap slapp, skral niezdrów adoentado sleit, dărâmat нездоровый, не по себе chorý slaboten slabunjav krasslig, vissen ไม่สบาย keyifsiz, rahatsız 不舒服 нездоровий بیمار khó ở 不舒服
n seediness
slonsigheid كَوْن الشَّيء أو المَكان بالٍ أو مُهْتَرئ занемареност ošumělost lurvethed die Schäbigkeit, die Flauheit φθορά, αθλιότητα aspecto sórdido kehv enesetunne ژوليدگي؛كسالت huonokuntoisuus 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 열매를 맺음 bloga savijauta, negalavimas noplucis izskats; slikta pašsajūta keadaan yang buruk sjofelheid, slapheid loslitthet złe samopoczucie, podniszczony stan decadência aspect decrepit неважнецкий вид schátranosť, ošarpanosť zanemarjenost otrcanost luggslitenhet มีรสขื่น köhnelik; rahatsızlık 結籽 зернистість خستہ حالی sự khó ở 结籽
n seedbed
ground prepared for growing seeds. saadlaai, saadkassie مَشْتَل للبُذور леха с разсад záhon udsåningsbed das Samenbeet φυτώριο semillero 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 zaaibed frøbed rozsadnik canteiro răzor рассадочная грядка záhon semenska greda leja sa rasadom såbädd, drivbänk แปลงเพาะชำ fidelik 種子田 парник; грядка з розсадою کیاری luống đất tốt để gieo hạt 种子田
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 zanedbávat gå i frø herunterkommen παραμελώ την εμφάνισή μου descuidarse, abandonarse, echarse a perder lohakaks minema, mitte hoolima از دل و دماغ افتادن؛مفلوك شدن rupsahtaa 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 (사람이) 초라하게 되다 apsileisti nolaisties; nerūpēties par savu izskatu menjadi selekeh slonzig worden gå i frø zaniedbać się desmazelar-se a se neglija опуститься zanedbávať sa zanemariti se opustiti se förfalla ซอมซ่อ görünüşüne önem vermemek 不修邊幅 обрезкнути ناکارہ ، نا اہل ہونا trở nên luộm thuộm 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 upadat forsumpe herunterkommen υποβαθμίζομαι, εξαθλιώνομαι (για τόπο) deteriorarse armetusse seisu jääma فرسوده شدن rapistua aller à vau-l'eau מוּזנָח 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 (장소가) 쓸쓸해지다; 활력을 잃다 apšepti, sunykti būt nolaistam/nekoptam menjadi buruk selekeh afzakken bli nedslitt podupadać decair a se părăgini, a fi în paragină прийти в упадок upadať postati zanemarjen propasti förfalla โทรม bakımsız kalmak 汙穢 занепадати; марнуватися بری حالت میں ہونا bắt đầu trông tiều tụy 污秽
3 (alsorun to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering. saad skiet يُبَذِّرُ давам семе zakládat na semeno gå i frø Samen tragen 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 결실기에 접어들다 auginti sėklas dot sēklas mengeluarkan biji zaad vormen sette frø wytwarzać ziarno 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 結果 піти в насіння پھلنے کے بعد بیج پیدا کرنا đã kết hạt 结果
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