| • | of Seed | 
											
															| • | 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. | 
											
															| • | 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. | 
											
															| • | The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used
   in the plural. | 
											
															| • | That from which anything springs; first principle; original;
   source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice. | 
											
															| • | The principle of production. | 
											
															| • | Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of
   Abraham; the seed of David. | 
											
															| • | Race; generation; birth. | 
											
															| • | To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to
   seed a field. | 
											
															| • | To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with
   seedlike decorations. |