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- [seed]
- /sid/
- /siːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seed]
- /sid/
Definitions of seed word
- noun plural seed the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant. 1
- noun plural seed any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., especially as preserved for growing a new crop. 1
- noun plural seed such parts collectively. 1
- noun plural seed any similar small part or fruit. 1
- noun plural seed Dialect. pit2 . 1
- noun plural seed the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord. 1
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Origin of seed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English sede, side, seed(e), Old English sēd, sǣd; cognate with German Saat, Old Norse sāth, Gothic -seths; (v.) Middle English seden to produce seeds, derivative of the noun; akin to sow1
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Parts of speech for Seed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for seed
noun seed
- antecessor — a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
- bean — Beans such as green beans, French beans, or broad beans are the seeds of a climbing plant or the long thin cases which contain those seeds.
- begats — (nonstandard) plural of begat.
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- berry — Berries are small, round fruit that grow on a bush or a tree. Some berries are edible, for example blackberries and raspberries.
verb seed
- cultivate — If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare land and grow crops on it.
- disject — to scatter; disperse.
- farm — processor farm
- homestead — a town in S Florida.
- homesteaded — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
Antonyms for seed
verb seed
noun seed
- concrete — Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water.
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