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Definitions for Deseed

[1] the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
[2] any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., especially as preserved for growing a new crop.
[3] such parts collectively.
[4] any similar small part or fruit.
[5] Dialect . pit2.
[6] the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord.
[7] offspring; progeny.
[8] birth: not of mortal seed.
[9] sperm; semen.
[10] the ovum or ova of certain animals, as the lobster and the silkworm moth.
[11] seed oyster.
[12] a small air bubble in a glass piece, caused by defective firing.
[13] Crystallography , Chemistry . a small crystal added to a solution to promote crystallization.
[14] Tennis . a player who has been seeded in a tournament.
[15] to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed.
[16] to sow or scatter (seed).
[17] to sow or scatter (clouds) with crystals or particles of silver iodide, solid carbon dioxide, etc., to induce precipitation.
[18] to place, introduce, etc., especially in the hope of increase or profit: to seed a lake with trout.
[19] to sprinkle on (a surface, substance, etc.) in the manner of seed: to seed an icy bridge with chemicals.
[20] to remove the seeds from (fruit).
[21] Sports . to arrange (the drawings for positions in a tournament) so that ranking players or teams will not meet in the early rounds of play. to distribute (ranking players or teams) in this manner.
[22] to develop or stimulate (a business, project, etc.), especially by providing operating capital.
[23] to sow seed.
[24] to produce or shed seed.
[25] of or producing seed; used for seed: a seed potato.
[26] being or providing capital for the initial stages of a new business or other enterprise: The research project began with seed donations from the investors.
[27] go /run to seed , (of the flower of a plant) to pass to the stage of yielding seed. to lose vigor, power, or prosperity; deteriorate: He has gone to seed in the last few years.
[28] in seed , (of certain plants) in the state of bearing ripened seeds. (of a field, a lawn, etc.) sown with seed.
[29] another word for seed (def. 15)
[30] Scottish Executive Education Department
[31] botany a mature fertilized plant ovule, consisting of an embryo and its food store surrounded by a protective seed coat (testa) Related adjective: seminal
[32] the small hard seedlike fruit of plants such as wheat
[33] (loosely) any propagative part of a plant, such as a tuber, spore, or bulb
[34] such parts collectively
[35] the source, beginning, or germ of anything the seeds of revolt
[36] mainly Bible offspring or descendants the seed of Abraham
[37] an archaic or dialect term for sperm 1 , semen
[38] sport a seeded player
[39] the egg cell or cells of the lobster and certain other animals
[40] See seed oyster
[41] chem a small crystal added to a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid to induce crystallization
[42] go to seed or run to seed (of plants) to produce and shed seeds to lose vigour, usefulness, etc
[43] to plant (seeds, grain, etc) in (soil) we seeded this field with oats
[44] (intr) (of plants) to form or shed seeds
[45] (tr) to remove the seeds from (fruit, etc)
[46] (tr) chem to add a small crystal to (a supersaturated solution or supercooled liquid) in order to cause crystallization
[47] (tr) to scatter certain substances, such as silver iodide, in (clouds) in order to cause rain
[48] (tr) to arrange (the draw of a tournament) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds to distribute (players or teams) in this manner

Words nearby Deseed

seedsee-bee, see-through, seebeck, seebeck effect, seecatch, seed, seed beetle, seed capital, seed capsule, seed coat, seed coral

Origin of Deseed

seedbefore 900; (noun) Middle English sede, side, seed(e ), Old English sēd, sǣd; cognate with German Saat, Old Norse sāth, Gothic -seths; (v.) Middle English seden to produce seeds, derivative of the noun; akin to sow1

Words that may be confused with Deseed

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, seedcede, concede, secede, seed, recede, reseed

Other words from Deseed

seed·less , adjective
seed·less·ness , noun
seed·like , adjective
de·seed , verb (used with object)
o·ver·seed , verb
re·seed , verb
un·der·seed·ed , adjective
un·seed·ed , adjective
un·seed·ing , adjective
well-seed·ed , adjective

Word origin for Deseed

seedOld English sǣd; related to Old Norse sāth, Gothic sēths, Old High German sāt