Seed

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Seed

Seed : வித்து

Seed : விதை,விதை,வித்து,வித்து

Seed definition

Plural. of Seed

Noun.

  1. A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.
  2. Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.
  3. The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.
  4. That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
  5. The principle of production.
  6. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
  7. Race; generation; birth.

Transitive verb.

  1. To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
  2. To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.