Thesaurus: seed

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1. pl. of Seed
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. n. The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.
5. n. That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
6. n. The principle of production.
7. n. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
8. n. Race; generation; birth.
9. v. t. To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
10. v. t. To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
11. n. a small hard fruit
12. n. a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa