seed

1 of 2

noun

ˈsēd

plural seed or seeds

a(1)

: the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing

(2)

: the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant

broadly : a propagative plant structure (such as a spore or small dry fruit)

: a propagative animal structure:

(1)

: milt, semen

(2)

: a small egg (as of an insect)

(3)

: a developmental form of a lower animal suitable for transplanting

specifically : spat

: the condition or stage of bearing seed

in seed

: progeny

: a source of development or growth : germ

sowed the seeds of discord

: something (such as a tiny particle or a bubble in glass) that resembles a seed in shape or size

: a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament

the top seed

seed adjective

seeded

ˈsē-dəd

adjective

seedless

ˈsēd-ləs

adjective

seedlike

ˈsēd-ˌlīk

adjective

seed

2 of 2

verb

seeded; seeding; seeds

intransitive verb

: to bear or shed seed

: to sow seed : plant

transitive verb

: to plant seeds in : sow

seed a lawn with grass

: to furnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development

: inoculate

: to supply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation)

especially : to treat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce precipitation

: to cover or permeate by or as if by scattering something

seeded [the] sea-lanes with thousands of magnetic mines—

Otto Friedrich

: plant sense 1a

: to extract the seeds from (fruit)

: to schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds

: to rank (a contestant) relative to others in a tournament on the basis of previous record

the top-seeded tennis star

Did you know?

Do you cede or seed control?

Cede means "to yield or grant typically by treaty." Most of the verb senses of seed are concerned with planting seeds (either literal, as of plants, or figuratively, as of ideas). However, the word may also be used to mean "to schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds." If you relinquish or yield something you are ceding it, and if you are organizing the participants in a tournament you are seeding them.

Example Sentences

Noun a packet of sunflower seeds He planted the seeds three inches apart. She raked the grass seed into the soil. The top seed won the tournament. Our team is the number one seed. She is ranked as the third seed. Verb We seeded the field with corn. These plants will seed late in the fall. After you wash and seed the peppers you can chop them. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

La Salle's path through the tournament begins with the No. 7 seed with No. 2 Brecksville-Broadview Heights. —

Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2023 Start fertilizer applications a week after seed germination. —

Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023 Both species consume a lot of native fruits and defecate the seeds out in different areas, becoming important seed dispersers. —

Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023 Repeat until the container is filled or there are no more seed potatoes. —

Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023 Phoenix, however, has been a top-two seed in the conference each of the past two seasons, including No. 1 in the West last year. —

Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023 The new-look Dallas Mavericks travel to Golden 1 Center for a game against the third-seed Sacramento Kings. —

Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023 Having bootstrapped so far, the company is seeking seed funding to scale up manufacturing and sell in major African cities and then Europe and the United States, Akinse says. —

IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2023 Web3 infrastructure company Spatial Labs has announced a $10 million seed funding round led by venture firm Blockchain Capital. —

Olivia Peluso, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023

Verb

Also, bacteria in these parts of the body can seed infections at other sites such as in the blood or wounds, CDC officials said. —

Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2023 Also, bacteria in these parts of the body can seed infections at other sites such as in the blood or wounds, CDC officials said. —

Mike Stobbe, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023 There were over 1,000 alive in the wild, and wild-borne ferrets had the potential to seed new populations (ideal because captive-borne individuals have a harder time surviving on the prairie). —

Ula Chrobak, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2021 State officials on Thursday said small social gatherings continue to seed new infections. —

oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2020 While this is the good news, the bad news is that iPSCs can also seed tumors in monkeys; however, the tumors grew at a far slower rate than in previous studies in mice. —

Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2014 His idea is to seed the area with fungi like Gomphidius glutinosus, whose mycelia are known to absorb radioactive isotopes. —

Discover Magazine, 31 May 2013 If the Bills-Bengals matchup isn’t rescheduled, the league would need to seed a playoff field that includes some teams that played 17 games while the Bills and Bengals would have played only 16. —

Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Jan. 2023 Both the city of Portland and Multnomah County allocated money to seed legal defense programs for low-income renters facing eviction last year. —

Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2022 See More

Kids Definition

seed

1 of 2 noun

ˈsēd

plural seed or seeds

: the grains of plants used for sowing

: a fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant that contains an embryo and is capable of producing a new plant

also : a plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit) capable of producing a new plant

: semen

also : milt

: the children of one individual

the seed of David

: something from which growth takes place : germ

: a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament

the top seed

seed adjective

seeded

-əd

adjective

seedlike

-ˌlīk

adjective

seed

2 of 2 verb

: to produce or shed seeds

weeds that seed freely

: to plant seeds in : sow

seed a lawn with grass

: to treat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce rain

: to remove seeds from

: to rank (a player or team) in a tournament on the basis of previous record

was seeded second in the state tournament

Medical Definition

seed

1 of 3 noun

ˈsēd

plural seed or seeds

: the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant

broadly : a propagative plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit)

: a propagative animal structure:

(1)

: milt, semen

(2)

: a small egg (as of an insect)

(3)

: a developmental form of a lower animal see seed tick

: a small usually glass and gold or platinum capsule used as a container for a radioactive substance (as radium or radon) to be applied usually interstitially in the treatment of cancer

implantation of radon seeds for bladder cancer

seed

2 of 3 intransitive verb

: to bear or shed seed

transitive verb

: to furnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development

: inoculate

: to supply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation)

seed

3 of 3 adjective

: selected or used to produce a new crop or stock

seed virus

: left or saved for breeding

a seed population

单词	go to seed
释义	seed 1 of 2 noun ˈsēd plural seed or seeds 1 a(1) : the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing (2) : the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant broadly : a propagative plant structure (such as a spore or small dry fruit) b : a propagative animal structure: (1) : milt, semen (2) : a small egg (as of an insect) (3) : a developmental form of a lower animal suitable for transplanting specifically : spat c : the condition or stage of bearing seed in seed 2 : progeny 3 : a source of development or growth : germ sowed the seeds of discord 4 : something (such as a tiny particle or a bubble in glass) that resembles a seed in shape or size 5 : a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament the top seed seed adjective seeded ˈsē-dəd adjective seedless ˈsēd-ləs adjective seedlike ˈsēd-ˌlīk adjective seed 2 of 2 verb seeded; seeding; seeds intransitive verb 1 : to bear or shed seed 2 : to sow seed : plant transitive verb 1 a : to plant seeds in : sow seed a lawn with grass b : to furnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development c : inoculate d : to supply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation) especially : to treat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce precipitation e : to cover or permeate by or as if by scattering something seeded [the] sea-lanes with thousands of magnetic mines—Otto Friedrich 2 : plant sense 1a 3 : to extract the seeds from (fruit) 4 a : to schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds b : to rank (a contestant) relative to others in a tournament on the basis of previous record the top-seeded tennis star Phrases go to seed or run to seed 1 : to develop seed 2 : decay, deteriorate Did you know? Do you cede or seed control? Cede means "to yield or grant typically by treaty." Most of the verb senses of seed are concerned with planting seeds (either literal, as of plants, or figuratively, as of ideas). However, the word may also be used to mean "to schedule (tournament players or teams) so that superior ones will not meet in early rounds." If you relinquish or yield something you are ceding it, and if you are organizing the participants in a tournament you are seeding them. Synonyms Noun fountainhead germ origin root seedbed Verb drill plant put in sow See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a packet of sunflower seeds He planted the seeds three inches apart. She raked the grass seed into the soil. The top seed won the tournament. Our team is the number one seed. She is ranked as the third seed. Verb We seeded the field with corn. These plants will seed late in the fall. After you wash and seed the peppers you can chop them. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun La Salle's path through the tournament begins with the No. 7 seed with No. 2 Brecksville-Broadview Heights. —Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2023 Start fertilizer applications a week after seed germination. —Tom Maccubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023 Both species consume a lot of native fruits and defecate the seeds out in different areas, becoming important seed dispersers. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2023 Repeat until the container is filled or there are no more seed potatoes. —Jodi Bay, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2023 Phoenix, however, has been a top-two seed in the conference each of the past two seasons, including No. 1 in the West last year. —Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023 The new-look Dallas Mavericks travel to Golden 1 Center for a game against the third-seed Sacramento Kings. —Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023 Having bootstrapped so far, the company is seeking seed funding to scale up manufacturing and sell in major African cities and then Europe and the United States, Akinse says. —IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2023 Web3 infrastructure company Spatial Labs has announced a $10 million seed funding round led by venture firm Blockchain Capital. —Olivia Peluso, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 Verb Also, bacteria in these parts of the body can seed infections at other sites such as in the blood or wounds, CDC officials said. —Mike Stobbe, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2023 Also, bacteria in these parts of the body can seed infections at other sites such as in the blood or wounds, CDC officials said. —Mike Stobbe, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023 There were over 1,000 alive in the wild, and wild-borne ferrets had the potential to seed new populations (ideal because captive-borne individuals have a harder time surviving on the prairie). —Ula Chrobak, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2021 State officials on Thursday said small social gatherings continue to seed new infections. —oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2020 While this is the good news, the bad news is that iPSCs can also seed tumors in monkeys; however, the tumors grew at a far slower rate than in previous studies in mice. —Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2014 His idea is to seed the area with fungi like Gomphidius glutinosus, whose mycelia are known to absorb radioactive isotopes. —Discover Magazine, 31 May 2013 If the Bills-Bengals matchup isn’t rescheduled, the league would need to seed a playoff field that includes some teams that played 17 games while the Bills and Bengals would have played only 16. —Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Jan. 2023 Both the city of Portland and Multnomah County allocated money to seed legal defense programs for low-income renters facing eviction last year. —Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old English sǣd; akin to Old High German sāt seed, Old English sāwan to sow — more at sow First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1) Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2 Phrases Containing seed canary seed chia seed plant/sow a seed of bad seed go to seed poppy seed seed coat grow (plants) from seed seed/seeds of one's own destruction seed fern fern seed seed capital run to seed seed leaf seed money seed oyster seed pearl seed potato seed tick seed stock seed itself seed plant See More canary seed chia seed plant/sow a seed of bad seed go to seed poppy seed seed coat grow (plants) from seed seed/seeds of one's own destruction seed fern fern seed seed capital run to seed seed leaf seed money seed oyster seed pearl seed potato seed tick seed stock seed itself seed plant See More Kids Definition seed 1 of 2 noun ˈsēd plural seed or seeds 1 a : the grains of plants used for sowing b : a fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant that contains an embryo and is capable of producing a new plant also : a plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit) capable of producing a new plant c : semen also : milt 2 : the children of one individual the seed of David 3 : something from which growth takes place : germ 4 : a competitor who has been seeded in a tournament the top seed seed adjective seeded -əd adjective seedlike -ˌlīk adjective seed 2 of 2 verb 1 : to produce or shed seeds weeds that seed freely 2 : to plant seeds in : sow seed a lawn with grass 3 : to treat (a cloud) with solid particles to convert water droplets into ice crystals in an attempt to produce rain 4 : to remove seeds from 5 : to rank (a player or team) in a tournament on the basis of previous record was seeded second in the state tournament Medical Definition seed 1 of 3 noun ˈsēd plural seed or seeds 1 a : the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant broadly : a propagative plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit) b : a propagative animal structure: (1) : milt, semen (2) : a small egg (as of an insect) (3) : a developmental form of a lower animal see seed tick 2 : a small usually glass and gold or platinum capsule used as a container for a radioactive substance (as radium or radon) to be applied usually interstitially in the treatment of cancer implantation of radon seeds for bladder cancer seed 2 of 3 intransitive verb : to bear or shed seed transitive verb 1 : to furnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development 2 : inoculate 3 : to supply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation) seed 3 of 3 adjective 1 : selected or used to produce a new crop or stock seed virus 2 : left or saved for breeding a seed population go to seed phrase variants or run to seed 1 as in rot to become worse or of less value They've really let the house go to seed and probably won't be able to sell it. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rot crumble go to pot descend sink degenerate atrophy ebb decay retrograde devolve deteriorate worsen regress disintegrate decline sour fail slip decompose run down downsize fall corrupt break down molder diminish recede spoil dwindle wane reduce lower weaken undermine flag dilapidate degrade waste (away) abate putrefy lag de-escalate lessen droop languish sag wilt debilitate Antonyms & Near Antonyms improve better upgrade enhance progress strengthen ameliorate intensify advance develop proceed enrich march heighten meliorate fortify See More 2 as in disintegrate to go through decomposition When we returned from vacation, everything in our refrigerator had gone to seed. Synonyms & Similar Words disintegrate decompose fall apart mold break down perish rot decay corrupt molder foul spoil fester turn off sour turn deteriorate putrefy crumble taint contaminate pollute ferment sink rust defile degenerate curdle addle descend decline mortify wither dilapidate Antonyms & Near Antonyms age mature grow develop restore renew ripen better improve integrate refresh purify cleanse compose assemble ameliorate meliorate See More
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