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seed
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- pronunciation:
- sid
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
seed, seeds |
| definition 1: |
A seed is the small part of a plant that can grow into a new plant. Plants that grow from seeds have flowers. Sometimes, seeds fall from a plant into the ground near it, or sometimes the wind blows the seeds to some other place where they fall to the ground. When seeds are in the ground, the new plants can start to grow. Of course, people can pick seeds too and put them into the ground themselves.
I helped my mom plant seeds in her vegetable garden. I can't wait to see the plants come up!We put seeds outside for the birds to eat, but I think the squirrels ate most of them.
- synonyms:
- beginning, root, source
- similar words:
- basis, bulb, cause, germ, grain, kernel, nucleus, origin, pit
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| definition 2: |
A seed is a source or beginning of something.
The new leader of the country planted seeds of hope when he gave his first speech.- similar words:
- root, source
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| related words: |
grain, pit |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
seeds, seeding, seeded |
| definition 1: |
When farmers seed a field with a certain crop, they plant the seeds of that crop in the field.
The farmer seeded the field with corn this year.- synonyms:
- plant
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| definition 2: |
When people seed a fruit, they remove the seeds from it.
My grandmother seeds her grapes before she puts them in her fruit salad.- similar words:
- core
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| derivations: |
seedless (adj.), seedlike (adj.) |
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activities involving seeds |
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fertilize, plant |
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broader categories that include seeds |
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plant |
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contain seeds |
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berry, cone, ear, fruit, pistil, pod |
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involves seeds |
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pollination |
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see/see also seed |
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plant |
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some behaviors of seeds |
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develop, grow |
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some examples of seeds |
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almond, bean, cacao, coconut, corn, oat, pea, peanut, rice, soybean |
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some kinds of seeds |
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grain, legume, pit, stone |
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some parts of seeds |
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germ |
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some things that affect seeds |
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irrigation, moisture, rain, season, soil, sunshine, temperature |
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some things that spread seeds |
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airplane, car, clothing, feathers, feet, fur, ship, train, waves, wind, wings |
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things that grow from seeds |
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blossom, flower, plant |
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