seed

Main Entry:: ¹seed
Pronunciation:: \ˈsēd\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural seed or seeds
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English sǣd; akin to Old High German sāt seed, Old English sāwan to sow — more at sow
Date:: before 12th century

1 a (1): the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing (2): the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant ; broadly : a propagative plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit) b: a propagative animal structure: (1): milt , semen (2): a small egg (as of an insect) (3): a developmental form of a lower animal suitable for transplanting ; specifically : spat c: the condition or stage of bearing seed <in seed>2: progeny3: a source of development or growth : germ <sowed the seeds of discord>4: something (as a tiny particle or a bubble in glass) that resembles a seed in shape or size5: a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament <the top seed>

— seed adjective

— seed·ed

\ˈsē-dəd\ adjective

— seed·less

\ˈsēd-ləs\ adjective

— seed·like

\-ˌlīk\ adjective

— go to seed or run to seed

1: to develop seed2: decay , deteriorate

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