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seed

(s/i/d )

a small hard fruit(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa(noun.plant)

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one of the outstanding players in a tournament(noun.person)

Synonym:
seeded player

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anything that provides inspiration for later work(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
germ, source

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the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract(noun.body)

Synonym:
come, cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid

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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.(noun)

source: webster1913

go to seed; shed seeds(verb.contact)

Example:
The dandelions went to seed.

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help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money(verb.possession)

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bear seeds(verb.creation)

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place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth(verb.contact)

Example:
She sowed sunflower seeds.

Synonym:
sow

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distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds(verb.cognition)

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sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain(verb.change)

Example:
Seed clouds.

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inoculate with microorganisms(verb.change)

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remove the seeds from(verb.change)

Example:
Seed grapes.

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To sow seed.(verb)

source: webster1913
To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.(verb)

source: webster1913

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