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seed

/ˈsiːd/

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noun

plural seeds

a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow [count]

a packet of sunflower seeds

He planted/sowed the seeds three inches apart.

(US) apple/orange seeds [=(Brit) pips] [noncount]

She raked the grass seed into the soil.

She grows her plants from seed. [=by planting seeds rather than by some other method]

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[count] :the beginning of something which continues to develop or grow

Her comment planted/sowed a seed of doubt in his mind. [=caused him to begin to have doubts]

The government's policies planted/sowed the seeds of war/destruction. [=created a situation that led to war/destruction]

[count] :a player or team that is ranked as one of the best in a competition (such as a tennis tournament) in order to be sure that the best players or teams do not play against each other in the early part of the competition

The top seed won the tournament.

Our team is the number one seed.

She is ranked as the third seed.

[noncount] a literary :all the children, grandchildren, etc., of a particular man

the seed of Abraham

b old-fashioned + humorous :a man's semen

a man spreading his seed [=fathering many children]

go to seed

or run to seed

to produce seeds

The flowers will go to seed and spread.

The plant runs to seed rapidly in hot weather.

to become less attractive, effective, etc., because of age or lack of care

He let himself go to seed after he lost his job.

verb

seeds; seeded; seeding

[+ obj] :to plant (an area of ground) with seeds

We seeded the field with corn.

a newly seeded lawn

[no obj] of a plant :to produce seeds

These plants will seed late in the fall.

[+ obj] :to remove (seeds) from a fruit or vegetable

After you wash and seed the peppers you can chop them.

[+ obj] :to give (a player or team) a particular rank which shows how likely that person or team is to win a competition (such as a tennis tournament) - usually used as (be) seeded

The team/player was seeded first/last in the tournament.

the top-seeded player

seed itself

of a plant :to produce new plants from its own seeds

This plant spreads quickly because it seeds itself.

adjective

always used before a noun

used for producing a new crop of plants

seed corn/potatoes

* Các từ tương tự:
seed money, seedbed, seedless, seedling, seedy