Definition: Meaning of, seed in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ siːd /
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plants[uncountable and countable] a small, hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows
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plants[uncountable] a quantity of seeds
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in fruit[countable]American English one of the small hard objects in a fruit such as an apple or orange, from which new fruit trees grow [= pip British English]
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seeds of somethingwritten something that makes a new situation start to grow and develop
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go/run to seed if a plant or vegetable goes or runs to seed, it starts producing flowers and seeds as well as leaves
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go/run to seed if someone or something goes or runs to seed, they become less attractive or good, especially because they are getting old and have not been properly looked after
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number one/two/three etc seed[countable] a player or team in a competition that is given a particular position, according to how likely they are to win
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sex[uncountable]biblicalSEMEN or SPERM - often used humorously
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family[uncountable]biblical the group of people who have a particular person as their father, grandfather etc, especially when they form a particular race
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[transitive] to remove seeds from fruit or vegetables
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[transitive usually passive] to give a player or team in a competition a particular position, according to how likely they are to win
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[transitive usually passive] to plant seeds in the ground
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[intransitive] to produce seeds
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seed itself if a tree or plant seeds itself, it produces a new plant using its own seeds