Kilo Lingo

seed

/siːd/

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Translation

A small hard part of a plant that a new plant grows from.

Word origin

From Old English saed, meaning that which is sown to grow a plant.

Origin
Old English
Root
saed

Grammar

Gender
Pluralseeds

Examples

soil.

"Seed" is the small part a new plant grows from.

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"Seeds" is the plural, meaning more than one seed.

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Here "seed" is the tiny start of a new plant.

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This word is part of lesson 17.