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Adjective: seeded  see-did
  1. (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds
     
  2. Having the seeds extracted
    "seeded raisins"
     
  3. Having seeds as specified
    "many-seeded"; "black-seeded"
     
  4. Having or supplied with seeds
    "a seeded breadfruit"; "seeded rolls"
     
  5. Sprinkled with seed
    "a seeded lawn";
    - sown
Verb: seed  seed
  1. Go to seed; shed seeds
    "The dandelions went to seed"
     
  2. Help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
     
  3. Bear seeds
     
  4. (farming) place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
    "She sowed sunflower seeds";
    - sow
     
  5. (sport) distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
     
  6. Sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
    "seed clouds"
     
  7. Inoculate with microorganisms
     
  8. Remove the seeds from
    "seed grapes"

Sounds like: seeds, seeded

See also: planted, seedless, seedy

Type of: bear, disgorge, finance, grade, inoculate, lay, order, place, pose, position, process, put, range, rank, rate, remove, set, shed, spill, take, take away, treat, turn out, withdraw

Antonym: unseeded

Encyclopedia: Seeded

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