English Dictionary

seed

/siːd/

noun

(countable, botany) A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant. / (countable) Any small seed-like fruit.

She planted a seed in the garden.

意味（1）

(countable, botany) A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

意味（2）

(countable) Any small seed-like fruit.

The exiguity and ſmallneſſe of ſome ſeeds extending to large productions is one of the magnalities of nature, ſomewhat illuſtrating the work of the Creation, and vaſt production from nothing.

意味（3）

(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

意味（4）

(uncountable, collective) An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.

The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.

意味（5）

(countable) A fragment of coral.

意味（6）

(uncountable) Semen.

And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.

意味（7）

(countable, figuratively) A precursor.

the seed of an idea; which idea was the seed (idea)?

意味（8）

The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)

The team with the best regular season record receives the top seed in the conference tournament.

意味（9）

The competitor or team occupying a given seed. (seed position)

The rookie was a surprising top seed.

意味（10）

Initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG). (seed number)

If you use the same seed you will get exactly the same pattern of numbers.

意味（11）

Commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)

The latest seed has attracted a lot of users in our online community.

意味（12）

(now rare) Offspring, descendants, progeny.

the seed of Abraham

意味（13）

Race; generation; birth.

Of mortal seed they were not held.

意味（14）

A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.