[siːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant
(e.g: cut open the peppers and remove the seeds)

- a man's semen

- any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds
(e.g: he knocked the top seed out of the championships)

- a small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization

- a small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy


Phrases:
- go to seed

Origin:
Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow

[siːd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- sow (land) with seeds
(e.g: the shoreline is seeded with a special grass)

- (of a plant) produce or drop seeds
(e.g: mulches encourage many plants to seed freely)

- remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit)
(e.g: stem and seed the chillies)

- give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament
(e.g: he was seeded second for the competition)


Phrases:
- go to seed

Origin:
Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to the verb sow