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seeds

The correct spelling is seeds.

How to pronounce seeds

noun

IPA: /siːdz/

Say it like: See-ds

The correct spelling is seeds. A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant. For example: "If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn."

Usage Examples

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

The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
  2. 2.Any small seed-like fruit.
  3. 3.Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
  4. 4.(collective) An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.
  5. 5.A fragment of coral.

verb

  1. 1.To plant or sow an area with seeds.
  2. 2.To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
  3. 3.To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
  4. 4.To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
  5. 5.To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).

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