SEMINA Synonyms

• an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life

• (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

• an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

• a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization

• a small or immature ovum

• an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development

• a small hard fruit

• a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

• one of the outstanding players in a tournament

• anything that provides inspiration for later work

• the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

• go to seed; shed seeds

• help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

• bear seeds

• place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

• distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds

• sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain

• inoculate with microorganisms

• remove the seeds from

• young plant or tree grown from a seed

• a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion

• any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud

• a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)

• produce buds, branches, or germinate

• put forth and grow sprouts or shoots