Seed

Quick meaning: Seed is a noun meaning (countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

Meaning

(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, collective) An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.
2. (countable) A fragment of coral.
3. (uncountable) Semen.
4. (countable, figurative) A precursor.
5. (now rare) Offspring, descendants, progeny.
6. Race; generation; birth.
7. (countable) The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.

Example Sentences

the seed of an idea

the seed of Abraham

Which idea was the seed (idea)?

A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.

Word Forms

• seeds
• seeding
• seeded

Synonyms for seed

Depending on context, synonyms include spawn, germ, source, ejaculate, sow, semen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include germ, semen, sow, ejaculate, sough, source.

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