āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯
a small, hard object produced by a fruit or vegetable that can grow into a new one
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the fruit was sliced, she carefully removed the seeds before serving it in a salad.
āĻĢāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻĄā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻŽā§āĻ˛
a small living part of a plant that when put in the ground, grows into a new one
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Farmers select high-quality seeds to ensure a bountiful harvest and healthy crops.
āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻĢāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯, āĻŦā§āĻ
the male reproductive fluid containing sperm necessary for conception
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The seed was analyzed to determine its viability for fertility treatments.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
something that serves as the initial idea, inspiration, or starting point for later work or development
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her travel journal was the seed of a bestselling memoir.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The basketball team earned the first seed in the playoffs after finishing the regular season with the best record in the league.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŽ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§-āĻ
āĻĢā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to seed
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āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to spread small plant parts over soil to start their growth
Transitive: to seed a piece of land
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He seeds the lawn with grass seeds to fill in bare patches and promote healthy growth.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ āĻĒāĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ
to remove the seeds from a fruit or vegetable
Transitive: to seed a fruit or vegetable
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They spent the afternoon seeding the pomegranate to extract the ruby-red arils.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻĄāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻŋ-āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖā§āĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to arrange the positions of players or teams in a tournament
Transitive: to seed a competitor
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The top four teams were seeded to prevent them from meeting until the semifinals.
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻŦāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to introduce microorganisms or other substances into a medium or environment
Transitive: to seed a medium or environment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lab technician carefully seeded the test tubes to begin the fermentation process.
āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦ āĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
05
āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨
to introduce a crystal or crystalline substance into a material, typically to promote crystallization or condensation
DialectAmerican
AmericanTransitive: to seed clouds
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The meteorologist explained how they seed the atmosphere to increase precipitation.
āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
06
āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to generate or develop seeds as part of a plant's reproductive process
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the sunflowers finish blooming, they begin to seed naturally.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ āĻĢā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
07
āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to help initiate or establish something by providing the necessary resources
Transitive: to seed a venture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She seeded the project by assigning roles and distributing necessary materials.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻĻā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
seedless
seedy
seed
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
