0 a small, round, or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow -- 種子
After he retired, he really went to seed. 退休之後，他真的變得不修邊幅了。
In hot weather lettuces can suddenly run to seed. 在炎熱的天氣下，萵苣會在很短的時間內開花結籽。
The farmers grow these crops for seed (= for planting to grow more crops, rather than for eating). 農民種這些作物是爲了育種。
The chemical will stop all seeds from sprouting (= starting to grow). 這種化學製品可制止種子發芽。
Sow the seeds (= put them in the ground) about three centimetres deep. 把這些種子種進約三公分深的地方。
1 the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it -- 根源；原因；初期
He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence against his own people. 對人民使用暴力，他也許正在為自己最終的毀滅埋下種子。
From these early seeds of their friendship, they grew into lifelong companions. 早年的友誼讓他們成為相伴一生的伴侶。
2 especially in tennis, a good player who is given a place on the list of those expected to win games in a particular competition because of the way they have played in the past -- （尤指網球的）種子選手
Turner's opponent in the quarter-finals is the number one seed. 在四分之一決賽中，特納的對手是頭號種子選手。
3 to produce seeds -- 結（籽）
4 to make a player a seed -- 使成爲種子選手
Responses to fluctuating temperatures are consistent among seeds of many species, but the physiological mechanisms underlying such responses are still unknown.
Granivores were even able to locate seeds from which dung beetles had removed the surrounding faeces.
None of the seeds cached in this study survived to germination.
On the other hand, seeds survived longer at lower than at higher temperatures.
In four instances, the testa was removed from one end of the seed and the fleshy cotyledons eaten from the centre.
If the glucosinolate content of rapeseed seed meal remains low, it too can be used as a feed supplement.
There is also a list of over 40 institutes and individuals working on jackfruit, and 25 pages of recipes using the fruit or seeds.
Figure 2 summarizes seed selectivities ranked by mass for each granivore class separately.
