SEEDS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow

the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant

unit of reproduction of flowering plant

• cut open the peppers and remove the seeds
• seed capsules

a man's semen.

man's semen

any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds

several stronger competitors in sports tournament who have been assigned specified position in ordered list

• he knocked the top seed out of the championships

a small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization.

small crystal introduced into liquid to act as nucleus for crystallization

a small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy.

small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy

sow (land) with seeds

sow land with seeds

• the shoreline is seeded with a special grass

(of a plant) produce or drop seeds

(of plant) produce or drop seeds

• mulches encourage many plants to seed freely

remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit)

remove seeds from

• stem and seed the chillies

give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament

give competitor status of seed in tournament

• he was seeded second for the competition