seed
nounADJ.
grass, poppy, etc. | bird
QUANT.
packet
VERB + SEED
plant, sow | produce, set
This tree produces very hard seeds. The plant will set seed in June.| grow/raise sth from
She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.| spread
Most seeds are spread by the wind.| go/run to
Allow some of the plants to run to seed, and save the seed for next year.SEED + VERB
germinate, grow, sprout
SEED + NOUN
head, pod | packet, tray | bank, catalogue, merchant | cake | corn, potato
PHRASES
a variety of seeds
The catalogue has hundreds of different varieties of seeds.ADJ.
first, second, etc. | number one, number two, etc. | top
Venus Williams was the top seed at Wimbledon this year.