of seed-a ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. by germination it produces a new plant.-any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.-the generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm; -- not used in the plural.-that from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.-the principle of production.-progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of abraham; the seed of david.-race; generation; birth.-to sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.-to cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.