noun

1. A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

2. Any small seed-like fruit.

   “If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.”

3. Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.

Synonyms: germ

verb

1. To plant or sow an area with seeds.

   “I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.”

2. To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

3. To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.

   “A venture capitalist seeds young companies.”