seed
/siːd/noun
The small, hard part that a plant produces and that can grow into a new plant of the same kind.
Example sentences
- “She pressed each tomato seed gently into the soil.”
- “Each apple holds a few small brown seeds in its core.”
- “Spit out the watermelon seed before you swallow it.”
You 'plant' or 'sow' seeds, and they 'sprout'. Figuratively, you can 'sow the seeds' of doubt or change.