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(1):

(n.) The principle of production.

(2):

(n.) That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.

(3):

(n.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; - not used in the plural.

(4):

(n.) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.

(5):

(n.) Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.

(6):

(pl.) of Seed

(7):

(n.) Race; generation; birth.

(8):

(v. t.) To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.

(9):

(n.) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.

(10):

(v. t.) To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Seed'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/seed.html. 1828.
 
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