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seed (e.g. of a plant)
  1. 1 seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach)
  2. 2 progeny, offspring, issue, breed
  3. 3 paternal blood, lineage
  4. 4 sperm, semen, seed
  5. 5 cause, source, seed, origin
  6. 6 material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject (of discussion), theme, (news) copy, source (of a story)
  7. 7 ingredient, main ingredient (of a piece of sushi), leaven
  8. 8 mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery
  9. 9 10-point card, tane, animal card — oft. as タネ
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • Seeds unsown do not grow.

    sense 1 · seed (e.g. of a plant)

  • The division of the property was a bone of contention between the brothers.

    sense 5 · cause

  • Darwin wrote "The Origin of Species".

    sense 2 · progeny

  • You must sow before you can reap.

    sense 1 · seed (e.g. of a plant)

  • Jack exchanged the cow for the seeds.

    sense 1 · seed (e.g. of a plant)

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