Definition of seed

• pl. - of Seed
• 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.
• 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.
• n. - The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.
• n. - That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
• n. - The principle of production.
• n. - Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
• n. - Race; generation; birth.
• v. t. - To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
• v. t. - To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.