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Collocations for seed - noun

1. from which a plant grows

ADJ.

grass, poppy, etc. | bird

QUANT.

packet

VERB + SEED

plant, sow | produce, set
This tree produces very hard seeds. | The plant will set seed in June.
grow/raise sth from
She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.
spread
Most seeds are spread by the wind.
go/run to
Allow some of the plants to run to seed, and save the seed for next year.

SEED + VERB

germinate, grow, sprout

SEED + NOUN

head, pod | packet, tray | bank, catalogue, merchant | cake | corn, potato

PHRASES

a variety of seeds
The catalogue has hundreds of different varieties of seeds.

2. player in a sports competition

ADJ.

first, second, etc. | number one, number two, etc. | top
Venus Williams was the top seed at Wimbledon this year.

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