seed

a flowering plant's unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant.

a man's semen.

any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds.

a small crystal introduced into a liquid to act as a nucleus for crystallization.

a small container for radioactive material placed in body tissue during radiotherapy.

sow (land) with seeds.

(of a plant) produce or drop seeds.

remove the seeds from (vegetables or fruit).

give (a competitor) the status of seed in a tournament.