seeds
Nursery packet contents
Seeds are the reproductive units of flowering plants—small capsules containing an embryo and stored nutrients.
Farmers plant seeds; gardeners buy seed packets.
The meaning extends to anything that initiates growth or development: the seeds of doubt, the seeds of revolution.
To seed is to plant seeds, or to remove them: seed a lawn, seed a pomegranate.
In sports, seeds are rankings that determine tournament brackets: the number one seed.
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- sourcePoint of origin
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- beginningInitial stage of something
foundation · kernel · germ · nucleus · spark · wellspring · fountainhead · starting
Commitment to act
- latentPresent but inactive
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- unrealizedNot made actual
- possibilityState of being achievable
opportunity · dormant · nascent · embryonic · budding · emerging · raw · untapped
Planting for cultivation
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- soilGround matter for planting
farmer · agriculture · harvest · transplanting · furrow · irrigation · nursery · greenhouse
Flower reproductive transfer
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- viableCapable of succeeding
sterile · heirloom · hybrid · cross-pollination · self-pollinating · fruiting · bearing · productive
New plant emergence
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
budding · ripening · cultivation · yield · photosynthesis · root · shoot · cotyledon
Folded amino chain
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- omega-3Polyunsaturated dietary fat
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
minerals · zinc · magnesium · iron · calcium · flaxseed · chia · sunflower
Air current outdoors
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- animalsMulticellular mobile organisms
- waterClear essential liquid
- burrsHooked seed coverings
pods · fruit · scattering · spreading · distribution · migration · colonization · wildflowers
genesis
Point of creation
beginning · foundation · kernel · germ · nucleus · spark · wellspring · fountainhead · starting · embryonic
promise
Commitment to act
- latentPresent but inactive
- undevelopedNot fully formed
- unrealizedNot made actual
possibility · opportunity · dormant · nascent · embryonic · budding · emerging · raw · untapped · incipient
sowing
Planting for cultivation
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
soil · farmer · agriculture · harvest · transplanting · furrow · irrigation · nursery · greenhouse · seedbed
pollination
Flower reproductive transfer
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
viable · sterile · heirloom · hybrid · cross-pollination · self-pollinating · fruiting · bearing · productive · abundant
sprout
New plant emergence
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- developmentProgress toward maturity
bloom · budding · ripening · cultivation · yield · photosynthesis · root · shoot · cotyledon · radicle
protein
Folded amino chain
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- omega-3Polyunsaturated dietary fat
- antioxidantsSubstances counteracting oxidative damage
vitamins · minerals · zinc · magnesium · iron · calcium · flaxseed · chia · sunflower · pumpkin
wind
Air current outdoors
burrs · pods · fruit · scattering · spreading · distribution · migration · colonization · wildflowers · weeds
seedsconclusion
End or deduction
results · fruits · outcomes · harvest · culmination
- sunflower seedsEdible kernels from tall blooms
- pumpkin seedsEdible gourd kernels
- sesame seedsTiny oilseed for baking
- plant a seedEmbed for germination
- bad seedInherently corrupt person
- poppy seedsSmall edible oilseed garnish
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