seed - noun

a small hard fruit

a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

one of the outstanding players in a tournament

anything that provides inspiration for later work

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

seed - verb

• go to seed; shed seeds
• help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
• bear seeds
• place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
• distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
• sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
• inoculate with microorganisms
• remove the seeds from

seed - thesaurus

germ   source   sow