seed

1. A small hard fruit (synset 113156591)
   is a type of: fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
   subtypes:

   • edible seed - many are used as seasoning
   • coffee, coffee bean, coffee berry - a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
   • pip - a small hard seed found in some fruits
   • bonduc nut, nicker nut, nicker seed - hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree; used for making e.g. jewelry
   • job's tears - hard pearly seeds of an Asiatic grass; often used as beads
   • oil-rich seed, oilseed - any of several seeds that yield oil
   • safflower seed - seed of the safflower
   • caryopsis, grain - dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
   • ash-key - winged seed of the ash tree
   • coquilla nut - nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory
   • babassu nut - hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm
   • cohune nut - nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts
   • apple nut, ivory nut, vegetable ivory - nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons
   • neem seed - seed of neem trees; source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products
   • buckeye, conker, horse chestnut - the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
   • jumping bean, jumping seed, mexican jumping bean - seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble
   • bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
   • nut - usually large hard-shelled seed
   has: kernel, meat - the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
2. A mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa (synset 111704458)
   is a type of: ovule - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
   has:

   • episperm, seed coat, testa - protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
   • endosperm - nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
   • pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
3. One of the outstanding players in a tournament (synset 110594907)
   is a type of: participant, player - a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
   same as: seeded player
4. Anything that provides inspiration for later work (synset 105843082)
   is a type of: inspiration - arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
   subtypes:

   • taproot - something that provides an important central source for growth or development
   • muse - the source of an artist's inspiration
   same as: germ, source
5. The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract (synset 105411679)
   is a type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour, liquid body substance - the liquid parts of the body
   subtypes: milt - seminal fluid produced by male fish
   has: sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
   same as: come, cum, ejaculate, semen, seminal fluid

1. Go to seed;
   Shed seeds (synset 201544838)
   "The dandelions went to seed"
   is a type of: disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
   subtypes: reseed - seed again or anew
2. Help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money (synset 202222328)
   is a type of: finance - obtain or provide money for
3. Bear seeds (synset 201655971)
   is a type of: bear, turn out - bring forth
4. Place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth (synset 201503512)
   "She sowed sunflower seeds"
   referred to in: agriculture, farming, husbandry - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
   is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
   subtypes:

   • broadcast - sow over a wide area, especially by hand
   • inseminate, sow, sow in - place seeds in or on (the ground)
   • scatter - sow by scattering
   same as: sow
   verb group: inseminate, sow, sow in - place seeds in or on (the ground)
5. Distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds (synset 200660584)
   referred to in: athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
   is a type of: grade, order, place, range, rank, rate - assign a rank or rating to
6. Sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain (synset 200517505)
   "seed clouds"
   is a type of: process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
7. Inoculate with microorganisms (synset 200188707)
   is a type of: inoculate - introduce a microorganism into
8. Remove the seeds from (synset 200179863)
   "seed grapes"
   is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

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