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of Seed |
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A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more
integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By
germination it produces a new plant. |
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Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a
pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip
seed; thistle seed. |
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The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used
in the plural. |
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That from which anything springs; first principle; original;
source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice. |
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The principle of production. |
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Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of
Abraham; the seed of David. |
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Race; generation; birth. |
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To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to
seed a field. |
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To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with
seedlike decorations. |
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