seed
noun
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
seeds
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pluralof seed.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof seed (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
seednounthe fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
Example Sentences
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The shrubs may reach full size around year 10, but it takes them two to three decades to fully mature and rebuild their bank of seeds underground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
These favorable conditions allowed seeds that had remained inactive in the dry soil to germinate, producing an extraordinary variety of wildflowers across the landscape.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
“The seeds of the future,” one character warns, will “have their way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ukraine, which is a major exporter of corn, wheat, colza, sunflower seeds and vegetable oil, submitted its EU membership bid days after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Not to mention, the traditional seeds had been planted in a different pattern, and that may have influenced water distribution and pollination.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
