Seeds

/siːdz/ noun

Definition

Small hard objects containing a plant's embryo that can grow into a new plant, or the plural of seed.

Etymology

From Old English 'saed' with Proto-Germanic roots meaning to sow. The word refers both to the physical seed and the act of sowing.

Kelly Says

Seeds are a mind-bending technology—they're basically nature's time capsules and data storage devices, compressing an entire genetic blueprint and food supply into something smaller than a grain of rice, which is why humans have built entire civilizations around them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Samen
sa-men
ARالعربية
بذور
bidh-ur
BNবাংলা
বীজ
beej
CACatalà
llavors
la-vohs
CSČeština
semena
se-me-na
DADansk
frø
fro
DEDeutsch
Samen
zah-men
ELΕλληνικά
σπόροι
spo-roi
ESEspañol
semillas
seh-mee-yas
FAفارسی
بذر
badhar
FISuomi
siemenet
see-mee-net
FRFrançais
graines
grahn
GUGU
બીજ
beej
HAHA
tsakin
tsa-kin
HEעברית
זרעים
tzra-im
HIहिन्दी
बीज
beej
HUMagyar
magvak
mag-vak
IDBahasa Indonesia
biji
bee-jee
IGIG
nri
nri
ITItaliano
semi
seh-mee
JA日本語
種子
tane
KKKK
топырақ
to-py-raq
KMKM
សេច
sech
KO한국어
씨앗
ssi-at
MRMR
बीज
beej
MSBahasa Melayu
biji
bee-jee
MYမြန်မာ
မျိုး
myo
NLNederlands
zaden
za-den
NONorsk
frø
fro
PAPA
ਬੀਜ
beej
PLPolski
nasiona
na-sjo-na
PTPortuguês
sementes
seh-men-tehs
RORomână
semințe
se-min-tehs
RUРусский
семена
se-me-na
SVSvenska
frö
froe
SWKiswahili
mbegu
mbe-gu
TAதமிழ்
விதை
vi-thai
TEతెలుగు
తీగ
teega
THไทย
เมล็ด
met
TLTL
binhi
bin-hee
TRTürkçe
tohumlar
to-hum-lar
UKУкраїнська
насіння
na-seen-nya
URاردو
بیج
beej
VITiếng Việt
hạt giống
hat gio
YOYO
ẹ̀bọ́
eh-bo
ZH中文
种子
zi zi
ZUZU
umngqophiso
umng-qo-phi-so

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