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seed noun (seeds or seed) 1 bot in flowering and cone-bearing plants: the highly resistant structure that develops from the ovule after fertilization, and is capable of developing into a new plant. 2 a small hard fruit or part in a fruit; a pip. 3 a source or origin • the seeds of the plan. 4 literary offspring; descendants. 5 literary semen. 6 sport a seeded player • He is number one seed. 7 chem a single crystal introduced to a concentrated solution to induce crystallization. verb (seeded, seeding) 1 intrans said of a plant: to produce seeds. 2 to sow or plant (seeds). 3 to remove seeds from (eg a fruit). 4 chem to use a single crystal to induce the formation of more crystals from (a concentrated solution). 5 to scatter particles of some substance into (a cloud) in order to induce rainfall, disperse a storm or freezing fog, etc. 6 sport to rank (a player in a tournament) according to their likelihood of winning • has been seeded number three for Wimbledon. 7 sport to arrange (a tournament) so that high-ranking players only meet each other in the later stages of the contest. seeded adj 1 having the seeds removed. 2 bearing or having seeds. 3 sown. 4 sport said of a tournament player: who has been seeded. seedless adj. go or run to seed 1 bot said of a plant: to stop flowering prior to the development of seed. 2 colloq to allow oneself to become unkempt or unhealthy through lack of care. sow the seeds of something to initiate it.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon sæd.

seed noun (seeds or seed) 1 bot in flowering and cone-bearing plants: the highly resistant structure that develops from the ovule after fertilization, and is capable of developing into a new plant. 2 a small hard fruit or part in a fruit; a pip. 3 a source or origin • the seeds of the plan. 4 literary offspring; descendants. 5 literary semen. 6 sport a seeded player • He is number one seed. 7 chem a single crystal introduced to a concentrated solution to induce crystallization. verb (seeded, seeding) 1 intrans said of a plant: to produce seeds. 2 to sow or plant (seeds). 3 to remove seeds from (eg a fruit). 4 chem to use a single crystal to induce the formation of more crystals from (a concentrated solution). 5 to scatter particles of some substance into (a cloud) in order to induce rainfall, disperse a storm or freezing fog, etc. 6 sport to rank (a player in a tournament) according to their likelihood of winning • has been seeded number three for Wimbledon. 7 sport to arrange (a tournament) so that high-ranking players only meet each other in the later stages of the contest. seeded adj 1 having the seeds removed. 2 bearing or having seeds. 3 sown. 4 sport said of a tournament player: who has been seeded. seedless adj. go or run to seed 1 bot said of a plant: to stop flowering prior to the development of seed. 2 colloq to allow oneself to become unkempt or unhealthy through lack of care. sow the seeds of something to initiate it.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon sæd.

seed noun (seeds or seed) 1 bot in flowering and cone-bearing plants: the highly resistant structure that develops from the ovule after fertilization, and is capable of developing into a new plant. 2 a small hard fruit or part in a fruit; a pip. 3 a source or origin • the seeds of the plan. 4 literary offspring; descendants. 5 literary semen. 6 sport a seeded player • He is number one seed. 7 chem a single crystal introduced to a concentrated solution to induce crystallization. verb (seeded, seeding) 1 intrans said of a plant: to produce seeds. 2 to sow or plant (seeds). 3 to remove seeds from (eg a fruit). 4 chem to use a single crystal to induce the formation of more crystals from (a concentrated solution). 5 to scatter particles of some substance into (a cloud) in order to induce rainfall, disperse a storm or freezing fog, etc. 6 sport to rank (a player in a tournament) according to their likelihood of winning • has been seeded number three for Wimbledon. 7 sport to arrange (a tournament) so that high-ranking players only meet each other in the later stages of the contest. seeded adj 1 having the seeds removed. 2 bearing or having seeds. 3 sown. 4 sport said of a tournament player: who has been seeded. seedless adj. go or run to seed 1 bot said of a plant: to stop flowering prior to the development of seed. 2 colloq to allow oneself to become unkempt or unhealthy through lack of care. sow the seeds of something to initiate it.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon sæd.