seed

Etymology 1


From, , , from , , from , from , from.

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Noun

 * 1)  A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
 * 2)  Any small seed-like fruit.
 * 3)  Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
 * 4)  An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.
 * 5)  A fragment of coral.
 * 6)  A precursor.
 * 7)  The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.
 * 8)  The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)
 * 9) The competitor or team occupying a given seed. (seed position)
 * 10)   The initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator or similar system. (seed number)
 * 11)  A commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)
 * , descendants, progeny.
 * 1) ; generation; birth.
 * 2)  A small particle, bubble, or imperfection that serves as a nucleation point for some process.
 * 3) A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
 * 1)  The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors.
 * 2)  The initial position of a competitor or team in a tournament. (seed position)
 * 3) The competitor or team occupying a given seed. (seed position)
 * 4)   The initialization state of a pseudorandom number generator or similar system. (seed number)
 * 5)  A commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)
 * , descendants, progeny.
 * 1) ; generation; birth.
 * 2)  A small particle, bubble, or imperfection that serves as a nucleation point for some process.
 * 3) A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
 * 1)  A commercial message in a creative format placed on relevant sites on the Internet. (seed idea or seed message)
 * , descendants, progeny.
 * 1) ; generation; birth.
 * 2)  A small particle, bubble, or imperfection that serves as a nucleation point for some process.
 * 3) A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
 * 1) ; generation; birth.
 * 2)  A small particle, bubble, or imperfection that serves as a nucleation point for some process.
 * 3) A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
 * 1)  A small particle, bubble, or imperfection that serves as a nucleation point for some process.
 * 2) A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.
 * 1) A small bubble formed in imperfectly fused glass.

Usage notes
The common use of seed differs from the botanical use. The “seeds” of sunflowers are botanically fruits.

Verb

 * 1)  To plant or sow an area with seeds.
 * 2)  To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.
 * 3)  To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.
 * 4)  To allocate a seeding to a competitor.
 * 5)  To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
 * 6)  To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.
 * 7)  To scatter small particles within (a cloud or airmass) in order to trigger the formation of rain.
 * 8)  To produce seed.
 * 9)  To grow to maturity.
 * 10)  To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.
 * 1)  To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).
 * 2)  To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final, or final.
 * 3)  To scatter small particles within (a cloud or airmass) in order to trigger the formation of rain.
 * 4)  To produce seed.
 * 5)  To grow to maturity.
 * 6)  To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.
 * 1)  To grow to maturity.
 * 2)  To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.

Etymology 2
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Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) one who provides the files to others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent)
 * 2) file(s) that are available for download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent)
 * 3) serial number or code of Japanese adult videos

Etymology 1
From, , from , , from , , from (compare ).

Noun

 * 1)  ovule or analogous structure:
 * 2) A kind or variety of.
 * , grain
 * 1)  germ, origin
 * 2) semen, sperm or the supposed female equivalent
 * 3) offspring, progeny
 * 4) descendants, lineage
 * 5)  bit, granule
 * 6)  seeding, sowing
 * 1)  seeding, sowing