seed
- noun
- /siːd/
- As time passes, birds and winds deliver seeds from forests nearby.
- plant seeds
- sow seeds
- seed bank
And this is a mix of different seeds like mustard seed.
- And this is a mix of different seeds like mustard seed.
- A simple seed, man, a simple seed dropped by a bird.
- Babies grow in dark rooms, seeds grow under dark soil.
- So we are eating a lot of seed oils now in our diet.
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, that kind of stuff.
- And then however you nurture the seed is what grows the feed.
- Chia seeds, chia seeds, chia seeds, chia seeds.
Examples
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Every one of those trees grew from a tiny seed.
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The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit.
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While we're in here, our spinach seeds have started to sprout.
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Did you know the most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds?
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The boy runs on, sending feathery seed after feathery seed, whirling and crashing, laughing.
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You should plant the seed about two inches deep in the soil.
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Each tiny seed has the potential to grow into a large tree.
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After a week, the seeds you planted in the garden began to sprout.
Idioms
Compounds
Small seeds from sunflowers eaten as a snack, used in cooking or pressed for oil
- Specialized
A very small imperfect round bead made by an oyster and used in jewelry
- Specialized
A small bush that grows in salt marshes and has fruit with white fluffy tufts
- Specialized
A seed from Mexican shrubs that moves because a baby moth inside wiggles
- Indian
A seed from the neem tree used to make natural insect spray, plant food, and medicine
- UK
Hard shiny grey seed from a tropical tree that people use to make jewelry and decorations
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A very small water animal like a shrimp with its whole body inside a two-part shell
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Small dark pieces made by crushing and washing stick resin, used to make shellac
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The part of a plant that holds the small parts that grow into new plants after flowering
A small beetle that lays eggs in seeds of plants like beans and whose young eat the seeds
A pale yellow liquid used for cooking and salads that comes from sunflower seeds
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Etymology
Seed comes from an old English word sæd meaning 'something sown', and it names the small part you plant that can grow into a new plant.