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seed
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- pronunciation:
- sid
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
seed, seeds |
| definition 1: |
the small part of a flowering plant that grows into a new plant.
籽
We planted seeds in the garden.我们在花园播种了籽。
- synonyms:
- beginning, root, source
- similar words:
- basis, bulb, cause, embryo, germ, grain, kernel, nucleus, origin, pit, tuber
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| definition 2: |
such parts as a group.
种子
We planted grass seed on our new yard.我们在我们的新花园种上了种子。- similar words:
- grain
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| definition 3: |
a source or beginning of something.
萌芽, 种子
The new leader planted seeds of hope with his first speech.新领导以他的第一次讲演播撒了希望的种子。- 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: |
to sow with seed.
播种
The farmer seeded the field with corn.农夫在地里播种了玉米。- synonyms:
- plant
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| definition 2: |
to remove seeds from.
除去...的籽
She seeded the melon before she ate it.她在吃之前先除去了瓜里的籽。- synonyms:
- pit
- similar words:
- core
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| related words: |
pit |
| derivations: |
seedless (adj.), seedlike (adj.) |
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activities involving seeds |
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disperse, fertilize, hull, plant, thresh |
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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, boll, cone, ear, fruit, ovary, pistil, pod |
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involves seeds |
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pollination |
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place for seeds |
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furrow |
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produced by seeds |
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sapling, seedling |
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see/see also seed |
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plant |
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similar to seed |
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spore |
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some behaviors of seeds |
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develop, germinate, grow, sprout |
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some examples of seeds |
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almond, bean, buckwheat, cacao, coconut, corn, lentil, lima bean, nutmeg, oat, pea, peanut, rice, rye, soybean |
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some kinds of seeds |
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grain, kernel, legume, nut, pit, stone |
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some parts of seeds |
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bur, germ, hull, husk |
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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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