What is the meaning of seed?

noun

• A small hard fruit.
• A mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa.
• One of the outstanding players in a tournament.
  • synonyms: seeded player
• Anything that provides inspiration for later work.
  • synonyms: source, germ
• The thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract.
  • synonyms: semen, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come

verb

• Go to seed; shed seeds.
  • usage: "The dandelions went to seed"
• Help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money.
• Bear seeds.
• Place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.
  • usage: "She sowed sunflower seeds"
  • synonyms: sow
• Distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds.
• Sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain.
  • usage: "seed clouds"
• Inoculate with microorganisms.
• Remove the seeds from.
  • usage: "seed grapes"