seed

CEFRA2

/siːd/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The small part of a plant from which a new plant grows.

  2. 02

    verb

    To plant seeds in an area.

Examples

  • The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.

  • Bad seed must produce bad corn.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

  2. A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

  3. Any small seed-like fruit.

More examples

In context

  • Seed the fields with wheat.

  • A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.

  • If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

] From Middle English seed, sede, side, from Old English sēd, sǣd (“seed, that which is sown”), from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic *sēdą, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“to sow, throw”). Cognates Cognate with Yola zeade (“seed”), North Frisian sead, seed, siad, Siid, sädj, säid (“seed”), Saterland Frisian Säid (“seed”), West Frisian sied (“seed”), Dutch zaad (“seed”), German Saat (“seed; sowing”), Limburgish zaod (“seed”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk sæd (“seed”), Faroese and Icelandic sáð (“seed”), Swedish säd (“seed”), Gothic *𐍃𐌴𐌸𐍃 (*sēþs, “seed”); also Latin serō (“to sow, plant”), Latvian sēt (“to sow”), Lithuanian sėti (“to sow”), Bulgarian се́...