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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessemente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: semente
"A semente germinou após a chuva."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The unit of reproduction of a flowering plant, capable of developing into another such plant.
"She planted tomato seeds in the greenhouse."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English sēd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad and German Saat, from an Indo-European root meaning 'to sow'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Seed" is said worldwide
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graine
Transliteration: graine
"Il a planté une graine dans le jardin."
Samen
Transliteration: Samen
"Sie hat die Samen in die Erde gesteckt."
seme
Transliteration: seme
"Ogni grande albero parte da un piccolo seme."
semilla
Transliteration: semilla
"Guardó cada semilla para la próxima cosecha."
semente
Transliteration: semente
"A semente germinou após a chuva."
बीज
Transliteration: beej
"किसान ने खेत में बीज बोए।"
种子
Transliteration: zhǒngzi
"这颗种子很快就会发芽。"
씨앗
Transliteration: ssiat
"그는 화분에 꽃씨를 심었다."
種
Transliteration: tane
"庭に野菜の種をまきました。"
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