✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

seeds

Definition of seedsnext
present tense third-person singular of seed
as in plants
to put or set into the ground to grow seeded grass in the backyard

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of seeds But in Division 1, seeds six through 10 are all from the Avocado East League, so Del Norte will play at league foe Rancho Bernardo in the first round. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025 Incidentally, the berries — technically seeds with a casing — do contain toxins and should be handled only with gloves. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025 Plant seeds around self-compassion, boundaries, and choosing peace over perfection. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 14 Sep. 2025 The strategy seeds ETFs before launch, and the original investor defers capital gains until selling their shares. Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025 Start seeds indoors four to five weeks before the last frost. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeds
plants
Verb
  • Repot plants every two to three years into a container that is one to two sizes larger than the current pot.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The drop in temperatures comes as several states have already experienced their first frost or hard freeze, with NWS meteorologists advising people to bring pets and plants indoors as far south as Texas and Alabama as winter temperatures take hold.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Seeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeds. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on seeds

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!