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A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant
“In maize, as in all flowering plants, the seed develops inside a coat of maternal origin.”
The cause or latent beginning of a feeling, process, or condition
“They opened up a space for cultivated literary uses, which, after being successively expanded, served as the seed of the contemporary Catalan literary system.”
One's descendants or offspring
“The key is that the promise was made to Abraham and to his seed, that is, to one seed, to one offspring.”
A biological man's reproductive fluids
“In a similar way, human males feel a biological need to release their seed at frequent intervals.”
The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism
A group of persons associated with a nation, class, or ethnic group
An oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate
A minute portion or piece of something
A social group linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties
A person's familial background
Fine, dry particles produced by the grinding, crushing, or disintegration of a solid substance
Seed, usually a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds
To place or scatter (seeds) into the ground or soil to grow
“Some scatter the straw evenly over the land and say that ordinarily, there is enough seed left after threshing to seed the land with.”
To cause to become pregnant through insemination
To break up (soil) in preparation for sowing or planting
Relating to or denoting semen
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