♦ seed

♦ seed
♦ seed /si:d/
n. [uc] (pl. seeds, seed)
1 seme; semenza; semente; (fig.) causa, germe, origine; progenie, stirpe: airborne seeds, semi trasportati dall'aria; to sow the seeds of discord, gettare il seme della discordia; the seed of Adam, la stirpe (o la progenie) d'Adamo; to plant the seeds of doubt in sb., insinuare il germe del dubbio in q.; the seeds of revolt, il germe della rivolta
2 (biol.) seme; sperma
3 (sport, fam.) = seeded player e seeded team ► seeded
● (bot.) seed-ball, capsula □ seed-case = seed-vessel ► sotto □ (bot.) seed coat, testa; tegumento seminale □ seed corn, (agric.) grano (USA: granturco) da semina, semente; (fig., fin.) germe, seme (di profitti futuri) □ (agric.) seed-drill, seminatrice (macchina) □ (zool.) seed-eater, uccello granivoro □ seed-leaf, foglia seminale; germoglio □ (bot.) seed-lobe, cotiledone □ seed merchant, commerciante di sementi □ (fin.) seed money, stanziamento iniziale; capitale (o fondi) d'avviamento di un'impresa □ the seed of Abraham, il seme d'Abramo; gli ebrei □ seed-pearl, perla minuta; perlina □ seed plant, pianta da semina □ seed-plot, semenzaio □ (agric.) seed-plough, aratro seminatore □ seed potatoes, patate per seme; patate da semina □ seed-time, tempo della semina □ (bot.) seed-vessel, pericarpo □ to go (o to run) to seed, far seme, produrre seme, sementire; (fig.) andare in malora, guastarsi, sciuparsi.
(to) seed /si:d/
A v. i.
1 (di pianta) produrre seme; sementire
2 seminare; fare la semina
B v. t.
1 piantare il seme di (una pianta); seminare
2 togliere i semi da; sgranare
3 bombardare (le nuvole: per provocare la pioggia)
4 (sport) abbinare (giocatori o squadre) in modo che i migliori non s'incontrino al primo turno (di un torneo); selezionare: (tennis, ecc.) to seed players, selezionare le teste di serie
5 (tennis) classificare (un giocatore) nella graduatoria mondiale.

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