Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - seed
Seed
seed
n. & v. --n. 1 a a flowering plant's unit of reproduction (esp. in the form of grain) capable of developing into another such plant. b seeds collectively, esp. as collected for sowing (is full of seed; to be kept for seed). 2 a semen. b milt. 3 (foll. by of) prime cause, beginning, germ (seeds of doubt). 4 archaic offspring, progeny, descendants (the seed of Abraham). 5 Sport a seeded player. 6 a small seedlike container for the application of radium etc. 7 a seed crystal. --v. 1 tr. a place seeds in. b sprinkle with or as with seed. 2 intr. sow seeds. 3 intr. produce or drop seed. 4 tr. remove seeds from (fruit etc.). 5 tr. place a crystal or crystalline substance in (a solution etc.) to cause crystallization or condensation (esp. in a cloud to produce rain). 6 tr. Sport a assign to (a strong competitor in a knockout competition) a position in an ordered list so that strong competitors do not meet each other in early rounds (is seeded seventh). b arrange (the order of play) in this way. 7 intr. go to seed. Phrases and idioms go (or run) to seed 1 cease flowering as seed develops. 2 become degenerate, unkempt, ineffective, etc. raise up seed archaic beget children. seed-bed 1 a bed of fine soil in which to sow seeds. 2 a place of development. seed-cake cake containing whole seeds esp. of caraway as flavouring. seed-coat the outer integument of a seed. seed-corn 1 good quality corn kept for seed. 2 assets reused for future profit or benefit. seed crystal a crystal used to initiate crystallization. seed-eater a bird (esp. a finch) living mainly on seeds. seed-fish a fish that is ready to spawn. seed-leaf a cotyledon. seed-lip a basket for seed in sowing by hand. seed money money allocated to initiate a project. seed-pearl a very small pearl. seed-plot a place of development. seed-potato a potato kept for seed. seed-time the sowing season. seed-vessel a pericarp. Derivatives seedless adj. Etymology: OE s{aelig}d f. Gmc, rel. to SOW(1)
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I. noun (plural ~ or ~s) see: sow Date: before 12th century 1. a. the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing, the fertilized ripened ovule of a flowering plant containing an embryo and capable normally of germination to produce a new plant, a propagative animal structure:, milt, semen, a small egg (as of an insect), a developmental form of a lower animal suitable for transplanting, the condition or stage of bearing ~ , progeny, a source of development or growth ; germ , something (as a tiny particle or a bubble in glass) that resembles a ~ in shape or size, a competitor who has been ~ed in a tournament , ~ adjective ~ed adjective ~less adjective ~like adjective II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to bear or shed ~, to sow ~ ; plant, transitive verb 1. to plant ~s in ; sow , to furnish with something that causes or stimulates growth or development, inoculate, to supply with nuclei (as of crystallization or condensation), to cover or permeate by or as if by scattering something , plant 1a, to extract the ~s from (as raisins), 4. 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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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