seed
noun
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
have seeded
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present perfectof seed.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Jean Adamson believes patients who arrived at her father's care home from hospital could have seeded the virus there.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2025
Whereas some have proposed that crucial organic molecules, such as amino acids, arose through chemical reactions at deep-sea vents, others have suggested asteroids could have seeded early Earth with them.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 24, 2023
Since then, Western allies have seeded Ukraine and businesses operating there with over $48 billion in bilateral and multilateral economic support.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
France has faced medical scandals in recent decades involving vaccines, diet pills and breast implants that have seeded doubts about the medical establishment.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
Cut up very thin two oranges, one banana, six figs, and a handful of white grapes, which you have seeded, and sweeten them.
From A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl by Caroline French Benton
