seed

Definition

Examples

The farmer planted the seeds early in the spring.

Word Family

Synonyms

• graina single seed of a cereal crop; wheat or oats
• germthe embryo of a seed; the initial stage of development
• pitthe stone or seed of a fruit

Collocations

• Easy plant a flower seed
  to place an embryonic plant grain into soil for cultivation
• Medium raise seed capital for a technology startup
  to secure initial founding investment for an early-stage company
• Hard sow the seeds of future financial discord
  to create conditions likely to generate future fiscal disputes
• Very Hard go to seed through chronic neglect and inertia
  deteriorating into ruin through prolonged lack of maintenance