单词 | seed |
释义 | seed(siːd) noun 1. botany a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa) ▶ Related adjective: seminal2. the small hard seedlike fruit of plants such as wheat 3. (loosely) any propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber, spore, or bulb 4. such parts collectively 5. the source, beginning, or germ of anything the seeds of revolt 6. mainly Bible offspring or descendants the seed of Abraham 7. an archaic or dialect term for sperm1, semen 8. sport a seeded player 9. the egg cell or cells of the lobster and certain other animals 10. seed oyster 11. chemistry a small crystal added to a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid to induce crystallization 12. go to seed verb 13. to plant (seeds, grain, etc) in (soil) we seeded this field with oats 14. (intransitive) (of plants) to form or shed seeds 15. (transitive) to remove the seeds from (fruit, etc) 16. (transitive) chemistry to add a small crystal to (a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid) in orderto cause crystallization 17. (transitive) to scatter certain substances, such as silver iodide, in (clouds) in order to cause rain 18. (transitive) a. to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds b. to distribute (players or teams) in this manner Derived forms seedlike (ˈseedˌlike) adjective seedless (ˈseedless) adjective Word origin Old English sǣd; related to Old Norse sāth, Gothic sēths, Old High German sātSEEDabbreviation for Scottish Executive Education Department |
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