Seed Definition–noun | 1. | the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant. | | 2. | any propagative part of a plant, including tubers, bulbs, etc., esp. as preserved for growing a new crop. | | 3. | such parts collectively. | | 4. | any similar small part or fruit. | | 6. | the germ or propagative source of anything: the seeds of discord. | | 8. | birth: not of mortal seed. | | 10. | the ovum or ova of certain animals, as the lobster and the silkworm moth. | | 12. | a small air bubble in a glass piece, caused by defective firing. | | 13. | Crystallography, Chemistry. a small crystal added to a solution to promote crystallization. | | 14. | Tennis. a player who has been seeded in a tournament. | –verb (used with object) | 15. | to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed. | | 16. | to sow or scatter (seed). | | 17. | to sow or scatter (clouds) with crystals or particles of silver iodide, solid carbon dioxide, etc., to induce precipitation. | | 18. | to place, introduce, etc., esp. in the hope of increase or profit: to seed a lake with trout. | | 19. | to sprinkle on (a surface, substance, etc.) in the manner of seed: to seed an icy bridge with chemicals. | | 20. | to remove the seeds from (fruit). | | 21. | Sports. | a. | to arrange (the drawings for positions in a tournament) so that ranking players or teams will not meet in the early rounds of play. | | b. | to distribute (ranking players or teams) in this
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manner. | | | 22. | to develop or stimulate (a business, project, etc.), esp. by providing operating capital. | –verb (used without object) | 24. | to produce or shed seed. | –adjective | 25. | of or producing seed; used for seed: a seed potato. | | 26. | being or providing capital for the initial stages of a new business or other enterprise: The research project began with seed donations from the investors. | —Idioms | 27. | go or run to seed, | a. | (of the flower of a plant) to pass to the stage of yielding seed. | | b. | to lose vigor, power, or prosperity; deteriorate: He has gone to seed in the last few years. | | | 28. | in seed, | a. | (of certain plants) in the state of bearing ripened seeds. | | b. | (of a field, a lawn, etc.) sown with seed. | | |
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Catalog Definition–noun | 1. | a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog. | | 2. | something that contains such a list or record, as a book, leaflet, or file. | | 4. | any list or record: a catalog of complaints. | –verb (used with object) | 5. | to enter (items) in a catalog; make a catalog of. | –verb (used without object)
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| 6. | to produce a catalog. | | 7. | to have a specified price as listed in a catalog: This model catalogs for $49.95. | | 8. | to offer merchandise in a mail-order catalog. | –adjective | 9. | of, pertaining to, or carrying on business through a mail-order catalog: catalog sales. | |
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Shelbyville Times-Gazette - Found Nov. 21, 2008
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BusinessWeek - Found Dec. 28, 2008
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Star-Telegram - Found Dec. 26, 2008
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