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• seed — 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 ( …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Lawn — A lawn is an area of recreational or amenity land planted with grass, and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at a low, even height. UsageLawns are a standard feature of ornamental private and public gardens and landscapes in… …   Wikipedia

• seed — seedless, adj. seedlessness, n. seedlike, adj. /seed/, n., pl. seeds, (esp. collectively) seed, v., adj. n. 1. the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant. 2. any propagative part of a plant,… …   Universalium

• seed — [[t]sid[/t]] n. pl. seeds, (esp. collectively)seed, 1) bot the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant 2) bot any propagative part of a plant, including tubers and bulbs 3) bot such parts… …   From formal English to slang

• seed — seed1 W3S3 [si:d] n plural seeds or seed ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(plants)¦ 2¦(in fruit)¦ 3 seeds of something 4 go/run to seed 5 number one/two/three etc seed 6¦(sex)¦ 7¦(family)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• seed — 1. adjective /siːd/ a) Held in reserve for future growth. seed money b) First. The initial state, condition or position of a changing, growing or developing process; the ultimate precursor in a defined chain of precursors. Don’t eat your seed… …   Wiktionary

• go to seed — or[run to seed] {v. phr.} 1. To grow seeds. * /Onions go to seed in hot weather./ 2. To lose skill or strength; stop being good or useful. * /Sometimes a good athlete runs to seed when he gets too old for sports./ * /Mr. Allen was a good… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• go to seed — or[run to seed] {v. phr.} 1. To grow seeds. * /Onions go to seed in hot weather./ 2. To lose skill or strength; stop being good or useful. * /Sometimes a good athlete runs to seed when he gets too old for sports./ * /Mr. Allen was a good… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• in seed — idi agr. a) idi (of certain plants) in the state of bearing ripened seeds b) idi (of a field, a lawn, etc.) sown with seed …   From formal English to slang

• tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… …   Universalium

• gardening — /gahrd ning/, n. 1. the act of cultivating or tending a garden. 2. the work or art of a gardener. [1570 80; GARDEN + ING1] * * * Laying out and tending of a garden. Though palatial gardens existed in ancient times, small home gardens became… …   Universalium