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seed⋅er

  [see-der]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that seeds.
2. any of various apparatus for sowing seeds in the ground, ranging from simple devices that deposit seed evenly over a plot of land to complex machines that prepare a hole in the earth, insert a seed or seeds at the proper depth, and cover the hole again.
3. a plant that produces many seeds, esp. one grown mainly to produce seeds for growing other plants.
4. a device or utensil for removing seeds, as from grapefruit.
5. a device used to scatter particles of silver iodide, carbon dioxide, etc., in clouds to induce precipitation.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME sedere, OE sǣdere. See seed, -er 1
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seed

  [seed] noun, plural seeds, (especially collectively) seed, verb, adjective
–noun
1. the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
2. any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., esp. as preserved for growing a new crop.
3. such parts collectively.
4. any similar small part or fruit.
5. Dialect. pit 2 .
6. the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord.
7. offspring; progeny.
8. birth: not of mortal seed.
9. sperm; semen.
10. the ovum or ova of certain animals, as the lobster and the silkworm moth.
11. seed oyster.
12. a small air bubble in a glass piece, caused by defective firing.
13. Crystallography, Chemistry. a small crystal added to a solution to promote crystallization.
14. Tennis. a player who has been seeded in a tournament.
–verb (used with object)
15. to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed.
16. to sow or scatter (seed).
17. to sow or scatter (clouds) with crystals or particles of silver iodide, solid carbon dioxide, etc., to induce precipitation.
18. to place, introduce, etc., esp. in the hope of increase or profit: to seed a lake with trout.
19. to sprinkle on (a surface, substance, etc.) in the manner of seed: to seed an icy bridge with chemicals.
20. to remove the seeds from (fruit).
21. Sports.
a. to arrange (the drawings for positions in a tournament) so that ranking players or teams will not meet in the early rounds of play.
b. to distribute (ranking players or teams) in this manner.
22. to develop or stimulate (a business, project, etc.), esp. by providing operating capital.
–verb (used without object)
23. to sow seed.
24. to produce or shed seed.
–adjective
25. of or producing seed; used for seed: a seed potato.
26. being or providing capital for the initial stages of a new business or other enterprise: The research project began with seed donations from the investors.
—Idioms
27. go or run to seed,
a. (of the flower of a plant) to pass to the stage of yielding seed.
b. to lose vigor, power, or prosperity; deteriorate: He has gone to seed in the last few years.
28. in seed,
a. (of certain plants) in the state of bearing ripened seeds.
b. (of a field, a lawn, etc.) sown with seed.
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME sede, side, seed(e), OE sēd, sǣd; c. G Saat, ON sāth, Goth -seths; (v.) ME seden to produce seeds, deriv. of the n.; akin to sow1

Related forms:
seedless, adjective
seed⋅less⋅ness, noun
seedlike, adjective

Synonyms:
7. descendants, heirs, posterity, issue, scions.
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seed·er   (sē'dər)   
n.  

  1. A machine or an implement used for planting seeds.

  2. A machine or implement used to remove the seeds from fruit.

  3. One that seeds clouds.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

seed  (v.)
"to produce seed," c.1374; "to sow with seed," c.1440; from seed (n.). Sporting (originally tennis) sense (1898) is from notion of spreading certain players' names so as to insure they will not meet early in a tournament. The noun in this sense is attested from 1933.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 3seed
Function: adjective
1 : selected or used to produce a new crop or stock <seed virus>
2 : left orsaved for breeding seed population>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

seed (sēd)
n.

  1. A ripened plant ovule that contains an embryo.

  2. A propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber or a spore.

  3. Sperm; semen.

v. seed·ed, seed·ing, seeds
To inoculate a culture medium with microorganisms.

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