Definition of plant/sow the seeds of
- Opponents have succeeded in planting/sowing the seeds of suspicion/doubt in our team.
- They have planted/sowed the seeds of their own destruction.
: to put or set in the ground for growth
: to set or sow with seeds or plants
: implant
: a young tree, vine, shrub, or herb planted or suitable for planting
: any of a kingdom (Plantae) of multicellular eukaryotic mostly photosynthetic organisms typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls
: the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial business
: an adult female swine
: a channel that conducts molten metal to molds
: a mass of metal solidified in such a mold : ingot
: to plant seed for growth especially by scattering
: to set something in motion : begin an enterprise
: to scatter (seed) upon the earth for growth
: the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing
: the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant
: a propagative animal structure:
: to bear or shed seed
: to sow seed : plant
: to plant seeds in : sow
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