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Meaning of seed
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seed
pl.   1: of Seed
 2: 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.
 3: 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.
 4: The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used
 in the plural.
 5: That from which anything springs; first principle; original;
 source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
 6: The principle of production.
 7: Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of
 Abraham; the seed of David.
 8: Race; generation; birth.
 9: To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to
 seed a field.
 10: To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with
 seedlike decorations.