seed plants
51Seed orchard — A seed orchard is an intensively managed plantation of specifically arranged trees aimed for mass production of genetically improved seeds to create plants, or direct seeding for the establishment of new forest. GeneralSeed orchards are common… …
52seed coat — noun protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants • Syn: ↑testa, ↑episperm • Derivationally related forms: ↑testaceous (for: ↑testa) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
53Seed drill — A seed drill is a device for planting seeds in the soil. Before the introduction of the seed drill, the common practice was to broadcast seeds by hand. Besides being wasteful, broadcasting was very imprecise and led to a poor distribution of… …
54seed — [[t]si͟ːd[/t]] ♦♦ seeds, seeding, seeded 1) N VAR A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows. ...a packet of cabbage seed... I sow the seed in pots of soil based compost. ...sunflower seeds. 2) VERB If you seed a piece …
55seed — I. noun (plural seed or seeds) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sǣd; akin to Old High German sāt seed, Old English sāwan to sow more at sow Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the grains or ripened ovules of plants used for sowing ( …
56seed — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 from which a plant grows ADJECTIVE ▪ grass, mustard, poppy, sesame, etc. ▪ bird (usually birdseed) ▪ …
57seed — 1 /si:d/ noun plural seeds or seed 1 a) (C, U) a small, hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows: sunflower seeds | plant/sow seeds (=put them into the ground): Plant the seeds in sandy soil, about 10 cm apart …
58seed pirate — n. A farmer who replants a seed taken from a patented crop. Example Citation: In 1996, when Monsanto hired five full time inspectors to hunt down seed pirates, farmers and seed distributors lined up to turn in their competitors and former… …
59seed leaf — noun embryonic leaf in seed bearing plants • Syn: ↑cotyledon • Hypernyms: ↑cataphyll * * * noun : cotyledon 2 * * * Bot. a cotyledon. [1685 95] * * * seed leaf …
60seed fern — noun an extinct seed producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) • Syn: ↑pteridosperm • Hypernyms: ↑gymnosperm * * * noun : a plant or fossil of the order Cycadofilicales : pteridosperm * * * any of various… …
