Seed

/siːd/

Synonyms for "seed" (252 found)

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Closest matches (51)

acorn affiliation androcyte anlage antheridium antherozoid apparentation basis bed berrybird seedbirth blood bloodline branch breed broadcast brood bud bulb

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cause child childrencommon ancestryconceit concept conception consanguinity core corm

Noun(17 words)

axseed beanbean seedbeans bittorrent bracket bracketsbroadcast sowbuckeye buckeyes buckwheat burr camelina cell come conkercorn seed

Verb(4 words)

bacterise bacterize bracketed cored

Strong matches (75)

Noun(20 words)

corns cottonseed cumdandelion seeddiaspore dibblesdirect sowndispersal unitejaculate embed embryofield sowinggerm germs grainsidea plantinginoculate introduce kernel kernels

decay decline degenerate derivation descendant descendants descent deteriorate dibbledirect linedisseminatedistaff sidedistribute drill egg embryo extraction familyfemale linefiliation

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flaxseed forest fruit germ germengo downhillgo to potgrain grandchildren great-grandchildren grounds hayseed heir heirshostages to fortunehouse image implant impression inheritor inheritors inseminate issue kernel kid kids lineline of descentlineage linseedlittle onesloins

Verb(3 words)

dibbled initializes inseminated

Related words (126)

male gametemale linemilt motivation motivenew generationnotion nucleus nut offspring origin ovule ovum phylum pip pit pitch plant pollen posterity

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pot progeniture progeny protein provocationput inrace reason reforest reset retimberrising generationroot rudimentrun downscatterscatter seedscumseed downsemenseminal fluidseminate sept set side sons source sowsow broadcastsparkspear sidespermsperm cellspermagoniumspermatic fluidspermatid spermatiophore spermatium spermatocyte spermatogonium spermatophore spermatozoa spermatozoid spermatozoonspindle sidespore stem stirps stock stone strain succession successorssword sidetransplant treasures tribe tuber young younglings youngster youngsters

Verb(8 words)

nucleate nucleatedplant seedspopulates sowsow seedssowed sown

Noun(33 words)

nutmegs nutsorigin firingpea peas pepin pips pits plantplant in rowsplants plating populate propagule rapeseedrow planting seed tapescatterseed grainseeded playersemen

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seminal fluidsesame siliqua sorgho source sowsow littersowing sowsspanish granosproutling stock vetch

Adjective(3 words)

precise sowingprime categorystarting value

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More general

46 entries

apply bearbiological structurebodily fluidbody fluiddisgorgedispersal unitestablish finance fruit grade humor humour inoculate inspiration introduce

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More specific

14 entries

achene acornbean seedbroadcast sowingcorn kerneldandelion seeddrill sowinginoculate culturerow plantingsamaraseed culturestock pondsunflower seedwinged seed

Collocations

9 entries

planting seedsseed a trayseed bankseed bedseed coatseed cultureseed dispersalseed germinationseedling emergence

Inflections

3 entries

seeded seeding seeds

Derivations

10 entries

reseed seedbank seedbed seedcoat seeded seeder seeding seedless seedling unseeded

similar

3 entries

inseminate sowsow in

Translations

2 translations across 1 languages.

Finnish

2 entries

alkutilanne noun (initial state, condition or position of a process)
siemen noun (agriculture: any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown)

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

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Bad seed must produce bad corn.

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Seed the fields with wheat.

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The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.

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He raised tomato plants from seed.

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