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Seed

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Meaning

Noun

In Botany:
Any small seed-like fruit.
In Agriculture:
Any
of a
which may be
, such as
, seed-like
,
, or bulbs.
An amount of
that cannot be
counted.
A
of coral.
Semen.
A precursor.
In Sports:
  • The
    of a
    or team in a
    . (seed
    )
  • The
    or team
    a given
    . (seed position)
  • In Cryptography:
  • The
    state of a
    or
    system. (seed number)
  • In Internet & Marketing:
  • A
    in a
    on
    on the Internet. (seed
    or
    )
  • Offspring,
    , progeny.
    Race;
    ; birth.
    In Physics:
    A small
    ,
    , or
    that
    as a
    point for some process.
    A small
    in
    glass.

    Verb

    To
    or
    an area with seeds.
    To
    with something
    ; to
    with
    decorations.
    To
    ; to provide,
    or
    the
    resources for,
    of, state of.
    In Gaming & Sports:
    To
    a
    to a competitor.
    In Internet:
    To
    (files) available for others to
    through
    (e.g. BitTorrent).
    To be
    to
    , especially in a
    ,
    , or final.
    In Meteorology:
    To
    small
    within (a
    or
    ) in order to
    the
    of rain.
    To
    seed.
    To
    to maturity.
    ⚠️
    To
    inside the
    during
    , especially in the rectum.

    Name

    A surname.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    seed
    English
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    seed
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    sed
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym
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