seed

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seed is part of the Basic English 850.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 1.1 Homophones 2 Noun 3 Verb

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: sēd
• IPA: /siːd/
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[change] Homophones

• cede

[change] Noun

Singular seed

Plural seeds

1. A seed is a small round thing that can grow to be a plant, a flower or a tree.

   She put the seeds into the ground in the garden so that food and flowers would grow.

Dandelion seeds

Some seeds

[change] Verb

Plain form seed

Third-person singular seeds

Past tense seeded

Past participle seeded

Present participle seeding

1. To plant seeds in an area.

   I'm going to seed the garden so vegetables grow there.

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