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seed
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- pronunciation:
- sid
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
seed, seeds |
| definition: |
the small part of a plant with flowers that grows into a new plant.
We planted seeds in the garden.
- synonyms:
- beginning, source
- similar words:
- basis, bulb, cause, germ, grain, origin, pit
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| related words: |
grain, pit |
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| derivations: |
seedless (adj.), seedlike (adj.) |
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activities involving seeds |
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fertilize, plant |
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broader categories that include seeds |
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plant |
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contain seeds |
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berry, boll, fruit |
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see/see also seed |
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plant |
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some behaviors of seeds |
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develop, grow, sprout |
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some examples of seeds |
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bean, oat, pea, peanut, rice |
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some kinds of seeds |
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grain, legume, pit |
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some things that affect seeds |
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irrigation, moisture, rain, season, soil, sunshine, temperature |
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some things that spread seeds |
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airplane, car, clothing, feathers, feet, fur, ship, train, waves, wind, wings |
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things that grow from seeds |
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blossom, flower, plant |
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