- seed
- The ripened ovule, consisting of the embryo and its proper coats.
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- seed coat
- The outer protective covering of a seed.
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- seed drill
- 1. A shallow trench in which to sow seeds. 2. An implement for planting seeds.
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- seed fern
- Extinct fern-like plants that bore seeds on the frond.
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- seed leaf
- A cotyledon.
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- seed lot
- Seeds of a particular crop gathered at one time and likely to have similar germination rates and other characteristics.
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- seedbank
- A facility designed for the ex situ conservation of individual species and varieties through controlled seed storage.
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- seedbed
- An area cultivated for planting seeds.
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- seedhead
- The dry fruit containing rip seeds.
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- seedling
- A young plant grown from a seed.
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- broadcast seeding
- Sowing across large areas by scattering seed mechanically or by hand.
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- certified seed
- Seeds that have been approved by a legally recognized certifying agency as being qualified under established standards of germination; they are free from disease and weeds and are true to variety.
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- cotyledon (syn. seed leaf)
- One of the first leaves to appear after germination (there may be one, two, or more); the foliar portion of the embryo as found in the seed. See also: true leaf.
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- direct seeding
- Planting straight into soil where the plant is to grow rather than germinating seeds indoors and transplanting.
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- drill seeding
- Sowing seeds with an agricultural implement which makes furrows into which it drops seeds. See also: broadcast seeding.
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- hydraulic seeding
- A method of planting grass seed by spraying it in a stream of water, which may contain other materials such as mulch or plant food.
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- orthodox seed
- Seed that can be dried to moisture levels between 4 and 6 percent and stored without spoiling.
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- pod (syn. seedpod)
- Any dry, several-seeded and dehiscent fruit.
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- recalcitrant seed
- Seed that does not survive drying and freezing.
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- self-seeding
- Produces offspring from seed without intervention.
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- set seed (alt. go to seed)
- To produce seeds after flowering. In some cases a gardener wishes to prevent this in an effort to prolong flowering, or continue harvesting the foliage of an herb.
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- spermatophyte (syn. seed plant)
- Any plant of the division Spermatophyta, the higher plants that produce seeds, including the gymnosperms and angiosperms.
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