the small, hard part of a plant that can grow into a new plant
A child pokes a hole in a pot and drops a seed inside before covering it with soil.
Squirrels gathered fallen seeds under the pine tree in autumn.
to plant seeds in soil
After tilling the garden, Mia carefully seeded each row with carrots.
Volunteers seed the empty lot with wildflowers to brighten the neighborhood.
to remove the seeds from a piece of fruit or a vegetable
The recipe says to seed the peppers before chopping them.
She wore latex gloves while seeding the hot chilies.
a player or team given a ranking in a tournament so they do not meet other top players early
The rookie was thrilled to be given a fifth seed in his first Grand Slam.
Because they were an eighth seed, they had to face the top team early.
an initial value used to start a computer’s random number generator
The program uses the current time as a random seed.
Without a different seed each run, the simulation would repeat exactly.
the first sign or cause of an idea or event that will develop later
Reading that book planted the seed of adventure in his mind.
The protest was the seed of political change in the country.
