Hạt, hạt giống

to be kept for seed

giữ làm hạt giống

a tiny poppy seed

hạt giống li ti của cây thuốc phiện

Tinh dịch

(kinh thánh) con cháu, hậu thế

to raise up seed

sinh con đẻ cái

the seeds of Abraham

người Do thái

(thể dục,thể thao) (thông tục) đấu thủ hạt giống (nhất là trông môn quần vợt)

go/run to seed

ngừng ra hoa vì đã kết hạt (về cây)

Bắt đầu trông tiều tụy, trở nên kém năng lực, kém hiệu quả (về người..)

the seeds of something

mầm mống; nguyên nhân, nguồn gốc của cái gì

to sow the seeds of discord

gieo rắc mầm mống bất hoà

Kết thành hạt, sinh ra hạt (về cây)

Rắc hạt, gieo giống

Lấy hạt, tỉa lấy hạt

(thể dục,thể thao) lựa chọn đấu thủ hạt giống (để đấu sau cùng); coi (một đấu thủ) là đấu thủ hạt giống

hạt giống

sơn bị nổi hạt

tinh thể mầm

hạt

mầm bọt

mầm phổi (bọt)

mầm, khởi đầu

gieo cấy

hạt

hạt giống

phôi

tách hạt

Grain, spore, kernel, pit, tuber, bulb, corm, Technicalovum, ovule, embryo, egg, germ: Add water and the seeds willsoon germinate.

Origin, source, cause, root, provocation,reason, basis, grounds; motive, motivation, motivating factor:The seeds of suspicion were sown by the continuous policepresence in the neighbourhood. 3 offspring, children, progeny,young, issue, descendants, heirs, successors: Yea, and verily Isay unto you that his seed shall populate the earth. 4 go or runto seed. run down, become dilapidated or worn out or shabby,decay, go downhill, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, go to rackand ruin, Colloq go to pot: If he doesn't start to look afterit, the entire place will go to seed.

V.

Scatter, sow, distribute: Don't walk on the freshlyseeded lawn.

N.

A a flowering plant's unit of reproduction(esp. in the form of grain) capable of developing into anothersuch plant. b seeds collectively, esp. as collected for sowing(is full of seed; to be kept for seed).

A semen. b milt.

(foll. by of) prime cause, beginning, germ (seeds of doubt).

Archaic offspring, progeny, descendants (the seed of Abraham).5 Sport a seeded player.

A small seedlike container for theapplication of radium etc.

A seed crystal.

V.

Tr. aplace seeds in. b sprinkle with or as with seed.

Intr. sowseeds.

Intr. produce or drop seed.

Tr. remove seeds from(fruit etc.).

Tr. place a crystal or crystalline substance in(a solution etc.) to cause crystallization or condensation(esp. in a cloud to produce rain).

Tr. Sport a assign to (astrong competitor in a knockout competition) a position in anordered list so that strong competitors do not meet each otherin early rounds (is seeded seventh). b arrange (the order ofplay) in this way.

Intr. go to seed.

Become degenerate, unkempt,ineffective, etc. raise up seed archaic beget children.seed-bed 1 a bed of fine soil in which to sow seeds.

A placeof development. seed-cake cake containing whole seeds esp. ofcaraway as flavouring. seed-coat the outer integument of aseed. seed-corn 1 good quality corn kept for seed.

Assetsreused for future profit or benefit. seed crystal a crystalused to initiate crystallization. seed-eater a bird (esp. afinch) living mainly on seeds. seed-fish a fish that is readyto spawn. seed-leaf a cotyledon. seed-lip a basket for seed insowing by hand. seed money money allocated to initiate aproject. seed-pearl a very small pearl. seed-plot a place ofdevelopment. seed-potato a potato kept for seed. seed-time thesowing season. seed-vessel a pericarp.

Seedless adj. [OEs‘d f. Gmc, rel. to SOW(1)]