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d 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.

A species of lac. See the Note under Lac.

A capsule.

A sweet cake or cooky containing aromatic seeds, as caraway. Tusser.

A seedlip. [Prov. Eng.]

One who, or that which, sows or plants seed.

The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a state of wretchedness or exhaustion. [Colloq.] G. Eliot. What is called seedness, after a debauch, is a plain proof that nature has been outraged. J. S. Blackie.

Without seed or seeds.

A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one propagated by layers, buds, or the like.

A vessel in which a sower carries the seed to be scattered. [Prov. Eng.]

Seedsman.

Seedtime. [Obs.] Shak.

A sower; one who sows or scatters seed. The seedsman Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain. Shak.

The season proper for sowing. While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night, shall not cease. Gen. viii. 22.

Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.

Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed. Chambers.

The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil of aniseed." Brande & C.

Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds.

The bitter fruit of Cola acuminata, which is nearly as large as a chestnut, and furnishes a stimulant, which is used in medicine.

The common rape or cole.