Seed production là gì

1    (Botany)  a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa)  
  Related adj    →   seminal  

2  the small hard seedlike fruit of plants such as wheat  

3  any propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber, spore, or bulb  

4  such parts collectively  

5  the source, beginning, or germ of anything  
the seeds of revolt    

6    (Chiefly Bible)  offspring or descendants  
the seed of Abraham    

7    an archaic or dialect term for    →   sperm    →   semen  

8    (Sport)  a seeded player  

9  the egg cell or cells of the lobster and certain other animals  

11    (Chem)  a small crystal added to a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid to induce crystallization  

a  (of plants) to produce and shed seeds  

b  to lose vigour, usefulness, etc.  
    vb  

13  to plant (seeds, grain, etc.) in (soil)  
we seeded this field with oats    

14  intr  (of plants) to form or shed seeds  

15  tr  to remove the seeds from (fruit, etc.)  

16  tr    (Chem)  to add a small crystal to (a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid) in order to cause crystallization  

17  t  to scatter certain substances, such as silver iodide, in (clouds) in order to cause rain  

a  to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds  

b  to distribute (players or teams) in this manner  
    (Old English sæd; related to Old Norse sath, Gothic seths, Old High German sat)  
♦   seedlike    adj  
♦   seedless    adj  

canary seed  
    n    another name for    →   birdseed  

fern seed  
    n  the minute particles by which ferns reproduce themselves, formerly thought to be invisible. Possession of them was thought to make a person invisible  

Niger seed  
    n    another name for    →   ramtil    →   2  

oil-seed rape  
    n    another name for    →   rape  2  

poppy seed  
    n  the small grey seeds of one type of poppy flower, used esp. on loaves and as a cake filling  

seed capital  
    n    (Finance)  a small amount of capital required to finance the research necessary to produce a business plan for a new company  

seed capsule  , seedcase  
    n  the part of a fruit enclosing the seeds; pericarp  

seed coat  
    n    the nontechnical name for    →   testa  

seed coral  
    n  small pieces of coral used in jewellery, etc.  

1  the good quality ears or kernels of corn that are used as seed  

2  assets or investments that are expected to provide profits in the future  

seed fern  
    n    another name for    →   pteridosperm  

seed leaf  
    n    the nontechnical name for    →   cotyledon  

seed money  
    n  money used for the establishment of an enterprise  

seed oyster  
    n  a young oyster, esp. a cultivated oyster, ready for transplantation  

seed pearl  
    n  a tiny pearl weighing less than a quarter of a grain  

seed plant  
    n  any plant that reproduces by means of seeds: a gymnosperm or angiosperm  

seed pod  
    n  a carpel or pistil enclosing the seeds of a plant, esp. a flowering plant  

seed potato  
    n  a potato tuber used for planting  

seed vessel  
    n    (Botany)  a dry fruit, such as a capsule  

• gingelly  n. 1) Light sesame seed oil 2) Sesame seeds from Hindi jingali
• elocution  n. 1. the art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized 2.the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone.

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