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cede (SEED) (verb)
To yield or to transfer, typically through a written document or treaty: The lawyer stated that by signing the papers on his desk, Susan would cede her property to her cousin.
seed (SEED) (noun)
1. A small grain produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow: The farmer bought a bag of grass seed to use in the front lawn.
2. The beginning of something which continues to develop or grow: Amelia's comment planted a seed of doubt in his mind.
seed (SEED) (verb)
To put the grains of a plant into the soil for growing: Opal planned to seed the garden just as soon as she finished lunch.

Lola wants to cede her community garden plot to her friend who will seed it with several different kinds of plants.

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Units related to: “seed”
lobo-, lob-
(Greek > Latin > French: a rounded projection, especially a rounded projecting anatomical part; such as, lobe of the ear, lobe of the liver, lobe of the lung; seed, pod)
Mnemonics: Spelling "Seed" Words
(-cede, -ceed, and -sede)
semen, semin-
(Latin: seed)
spermo-, sperm-, spermato-, spermat-
(Latin: seed, germ; pertaining to semen)
sporo-, spor-, spori-, -sporium
(Greek: seed, seeding; a sowing; a crop; seedtime)
angi-, angio-, angei-, -angium +
(Greek > Latin: [receptacle], vessel, often a blood vessel; "covered by a seed or vessel", a seed vessel; a learned borrowing from Greek meaning "vessel", "container")
Biomimetics: Velcro
(an example of a natural mimic of cockleburr seed casings)
cotylo-, cotyl- +
(Greek: cup, any cup-shaped hollow; a seed leaf)
echino-, echin-
(Greek: spiny, prickly; sea urchin; hedgehog; [spiny] seed husk)
Word Entries at Get Words: “seed”
seed (s), seeds (pl) (nouns)
There are different ways that seeds develop all of which depend on the kind of plants.

Usually, as the fertilized egg within the ovule develops into an embryo, the ovule walls convert to a seed coat, turning the ovule into a seed or ripened ovule.

The seed cover protects the inside from injury or drying and it is used as nourishment until the seedling can process food on its own.

The germination of seeds depend on the temperature and moisture of the environment; in particular, warmer temperatures are usually necessary for germination and seedling growth; although for some seeds to successfully germinate, they need cool temperatures.

During the germination process, the seed absorbs water, a root pushes through the seed coating; and finally, a shoot pushes up trough the soil and forms a tiny leaf.

Energy for germination is contained within the seed, but such energy for growth after germination comes through the leaves.

This entry is located in the following unit: Plant Parts or Parts of Plants (page 1)