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seed [n]
 
1)a small hard fruit
    Synonyms :
    See Also: fruit  edible_seed  coffee  pip  bonduc_nut  job's_tears  oilseed  safflower_seed  caryopsis  ash-key  coquilla_nut  babassu_nut  cohune_nut  apple_nut  neem_seed  buckeye  jumping_bean  bean  nut  kernel 
 
2)a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
    Synonyms :
    See Also: ovule  episperm  endosperm  pericarp 
 
3)one of the outstanding players in a tournament
    Synonyms :seeded_player 
    See Also: participant 
 
4)anything that provides inspiration for later work
    Synonyms :germ source 
    See Also: inspiration  develop  taproot  muse 
 
5)the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
    Synonyms :cum ejaculate semen seminal_fluid 
    See Also: bodily_fluid  ejaculate  fecundate  milt  sperm 
 
seed [v]
 
1)go to seed; shed seeds; "The dandelions went to seed"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: disgorge  reseed 
 
2)help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
    Synonyms :
    See Also: finance 
 
3)bear seeds
    Synonyms :
    See Also: bear 
 
4)place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; "She sowed sunflower seeds"
    Synonyms :sough sow 
    See Also: inseminate  lay  agriculture  seeder  sower  broadcast  scatter 
 
5)distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
    Synonyms :
    See Also: grade  athletics 
 
6)sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain; "seed clouds"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: process  cloud_seeder 
 
7)inoculate with microorganisms
    Synonyms :
    See Also: inoculate 
 
8)remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: remove  seeder 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. Simultaneous Engineering Environment.

2. Software Engineering Environment.

(1999-04-26)








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