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one-seed

one-seed

1 5.2
A fruit or plant part that has one seed inside
  • adjective
translation icon : de una sola semilla

Examples

  • Each flower only produces one seed.

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  • Each actual flower only produces one seed, but a single flower spike can produce about 40 flowers.

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  • As the semifinals loom, Ward is the number-one seed and everybody's pick to win.

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  • The Zips now enter the Mid-American Conference Tournament as the number one seed in the bracket and will face Bowling Green in the first round matchup.

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  • This fruit is classified as one-seed because it contains only a single seed inside.

  • The plant is known for having one-seed fruits, making it unique among its varieties.

  • The botanist pointed out that many one-seed species are rare and hard to find.

Synonyms

one-seeded
vsone-seed
3.9

A fruit or plant that has one seed inside, like an avocado

is the same meaning but appears as a noun-style compound form
single-seeded
vsone-seed
3.3

A fruit or plant that has only one seed

is identical in meaning but differs in choice of compound wording

Antonyms

Having many small parts that can grow into new plants

How Many Seeds

one-seed
1 5.2
seedless
5 3.1

Surface Forms

one-seed positive

Morphology

one-seed = one + seed (transparent) = one + seed

Clear compound of the numeral 'one' and the noun 'seed' meaning 'having a single seed', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word one-seed is a simple compound of one and seed, so it literally means 'a single seed'. A helpful image is a cherry or an olive with one pit, which shows why one-seed means a fruit or plant part with just one seed.