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nuts

nuts [noun] (FOOD)

the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten

US

/nʌts/

UK

/nʌts/

ميوه‌ى مغزدار (مانند بادام‌ و پسته‌ و فندق‌ و غيره‌)

مثال:

Sprinkle some roasted chopped nuts on top.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

nut

noun

1 a dry fruit that has a hard outside part with a seed inside. Many types of nut can be eaten:
walnuts, hazelnuts and peanuts

2 a metal ring that you put on the end of a long piece of metal (called a bolt) to fix things together

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

nut

I. nut¹ S3 /nʌt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: hnutu]

1. FOOD a dry brown fruit inside a hard shell, that grows on a tree:
a pine nut
roasted nuts
We were sitting round the fire cracking nuts (=opening them).
2.
TOOL a small piece of metal with a hole through the middle which is screwed onto a ↑bolt to fasten things together:
Use a wrench to loosen the nut.
3. CRAZY PERSON informal someone who is crazy or behaves strangely:
My dad is such a nut.
What are you, some kind of nut?
4. golf/opera etc nut informal someone who is very interested in golf etc ⇨ fanatic:
You don’t have to be a sports nut to enjoy skiing.
5. SEX ORGAN nuts [plural] informal a man’s ↑testicles
6. the nuts and bolts of something informal the practical details of a subject or job:
the nuts and bolts of government
7. tough/hard nut informal someone who is difficult to deal with:
He may have softened a bit in his old age but he’s still a tough nut.
8. a hard/tough nut to crack a difficult problem or situation:
Celtic have lost only once this season and will be a tough nut to crack.
9. be off your nut British English spoken informal to be crazy:
You must be off your nut!
10. do your nut British English spoken to become very angry or worried:
I didn’t get home till three – my mum did her nut!
11. HEAD British English spoken old-fashioned your head or brain
sb’s nut
Oh come on, use your nut!

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nut

nut [nut nuts nutted nutting] noun, verb [nʌt] [nʌt]

noun

1. (often in compounds) a small hard fruit with a very hard shell that grows on some trees
• to crack a nut (= open it)
• a Brazil nut
• a hazelnut
• nuts and raisins

see also monkey nut

2. a small piece of metal with a hole through the centre that is screwed onto a bolt to hold pieces of wood, machinery, etc. together
• to tighten a nut

• a wheel nut

3. (BrE, slang) a person's head or brain

4. (BrE also nut·ter) (informal) a strange or crazy person
• He's a complete nut, if you ask me.

see also nuts, nutty

5. (informal) (in compounds) a person who is extremely interested in a particular subject, activity, etc

• a fitness/tennis/computer, etc. nut

6. nuts plural (slang) a man's testicles
more at use a sledgehammer to crack a nut at sledgehammer
Word Origin:
Old English hnutu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch noot and German Nuss.
Example Bank:
• The documentary focuses on the real nuts and bolts of the film-making process.
• a jar full of nuts and bolts
• nut-allergy sufferers
• I cracked a nut and ate it.
• She is allergic to nuts.
Idioms: do your nut ▪ hard nut ▪ nuts and bolts ▪ off your nut

Derived: nut something out

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nut / nʌt / noun [ C ] (FOOD)

B2 the dry fruit of particular trees that grows in a hard shell and can often be eaten:

a Brazil/cashew nut

Sprinkle some roasted chopped nuts on top.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

nut

[nʌ̱t]
nuts
1) N-COUNT The firm shelled fruit of some trees and bushes are called nuts. Some nuts can be eaten.
→ See also groundnut, hazelnut, peanut
  Nuts and seeds are good sources of vitamin E.
2) N-COUNT A nut is a thick metal ring which you screw onto a metal rod called a bolt. Nuts and bolts are used to hold things such as pieces of machinery together.
  If you want to repair the wheels you just undo the four nuts.
  ...nuts and bolts that haven't been tightened up.
3) N-COUNT: usu with supp If you describe someone as, for example, a football nut or a health nut, you mean that they are extremely enthusiastic about the thing mentioned. [INFORMAL]
  ...a football nut who spends thousands of pounds travelling to watch games.
  Syn:
  fanatic
4) ADJ: v-link ADJ about n (feelings) If you are nuts about something or someone, you like them very much. [INFORMAL]
  They're nuts about the car...
  She's nuts about you.
5) N-COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone as a nut, you mean that they are mad. [INFORMAL]
  There's some nut out there with a gun.
6) ADJ: v-link ADJ If you say that someone goes nuts or is nuts, you mean that they go crazy or are very foolish. [INFORMAL]
  You guys are nuts...
  A number of the French players went nuts, completely out of control.
7) N-PLURAL A man's testicles can be referred to as his nuts. [INFORMAL, RUDE]
8) N-COUNT: usu poss N Your head can be referred to as your nut. [INFORMAL]
9) PHRASE: V inflects If someone goes nuts, or in British English does their nut, they become extremely angry. [INFORMAL]
  My father would go nuts if he saw bruises on me...
  We heard your sister doing her nut.
10) PHRASE: usu the PHR of n If you talk about the nuts and bolts of a subject or an activity, you are referring to the detailed practical aspects of it rather than abstract ideas about it.
  He's more concerned about the nuts and bolts of location work.
11) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you think someone is difficult to deal with, you can say they are a tough nut or a hard nut. [INFORMAL]
  The Daily Express describes Dr Carey as a pretty tough nut.
12) PHRASE: usu v-link PHR If you say that something is a hard nut to crack or a tough nut to crack, you mean that it is difficult to do or to understand. [INFORMAL]
  Getting out there is in many ways the hardest nut to crack.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

nut

nut /ˈnʌt/ noun, pl nuts
1 [count]
a : a small dry fruit with a hard shell that grows on trees, bushes, etc.
• The squirrel cracked/opened the nut and ate the meat inside.
• walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and other nuts
- see picture on next page
b : the inside part of a nut that is used as food
• The squirrel sat and ate the nut.
• Are you allergic to nuts?
• a bowl of nuts and raisins
2 [count] : a piece of metal that has a hole through it so that it can be screwed onto a bolt or screw - see picture at carpentry; see also lug nut, wing nut
3 [count] informal
a : a crazy or strange person
• That guy is a real nut.
b : a person who is very interested in or enthusiastic about something
• She's a real baseball/car/health/movie/travel nut.
4 nuts [plural] informal + impolite : a man's testicles
• He got kicked in the nuts.
a hard/tough nut (to crack) : a person or thing that is difficult to deal with, understand, or influence
• The team's defense is a tough nut to crack.
• The problem is a hard nut to crack.
• He's a tough nut, but I think I can get him to agree to the contract.
nuts and bolts : the basic parts or details of an activity, job, etc.
• She's still learning the nuts and bolts of the business.
• Tell me what the nuts and bolts of the plan involve.
soup to nuts
- see ¹soup
- nut·like /ˈnʌtˌlaɪk/ adj [more ~; most ~]
• The cake had a nutlike [=nutty] taste.

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fruit

fruit [noun] (PLANT PART)

the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant. Many types of fruit are sweet and can be eaten

US

/fruːt/

UK

/fruːt/

میوه

مثال:

Apricots are the one fruit I don't like.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

fruit

noun

pronunciation
The word fruit sounds like boot.

The part of a plant or tree that holds the seeds. Oranges and apples are types of fruit.

grammar
Be careful! We do not usually say 'a fruit'. We say 'a piece of fruit' or 'some fruit ': Would you like a piece of fruit? • 'Would you like some fruit?' 'Yes please – I'll have a pear.'

word building
There are many different types of fruit. Here are some of them: apple, banana, date, lemon, mango, strawberry. Do you know any others?

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

fruit

I. fruit¹ S2 W3 /fruːt/ BrE AmE noun (plural fruit or fruits)
[Word Family: noun: ↑fruit, ↑fruition, ↑fruiterer; adjective: ↑fruitful ≠ ↑fruitless, ↑fruity; verb: ↑fruit; adverb: ↑fruitfully ≠ ↑fruitlessly]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin fructus, from frui 'to enjoy, have the use of']
1. [uncountable and countable] something that grows on a plant, tree, or bush, can be eaten as a food, contains seeds or a stone, and is usually sweet:
Try to eat plenty of fresh fruit.
fruit and vegetables
a glass of fruit juice
a large garden with fruit trees ⇨ ↑dried fruit, ↑soft fruit
GRAMMAR
Fruit is usually uncountable:
▪ Fruit is inexpensive here. It is used as a countable noun mainly to refer to one or more types of fruit:
▪ oranges and other citrus fruits
2. [uncountable and countable] technical the part of a plant, bush, or tree that contains the seeds
3. the fruit(s) of something the good results that you have from something, after you have worked very hard:
I’m looking forward to retirement and having time to enjoy the fruits of my labour (=the results of my hard work).
4. in fruit technical trees, plants etc that are in fruit are producing their fruit
5. the fruits of the earth literary all the natural things that the earth produces, such as fruit, vegetables, or minerals
⇨ bear fruit at ↑bear¹(9)
II. fruit² BrE AmE verb [intransitive] technical
[Word Family: noun: ↑fruit, ↑fruition, ↑fruiterer; adjective: ↑fruitful ≠ ↑fruitless, ↑fruity; verb: ↑fruit; adverb: ↑fruitfully ≠ ↑fruitlessly]
if a tree or a plant fruits, it produces fruit

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fruit

fruit [fruit fruits fruited fruiting] noun, verb [fruːt] [fruːt]

noun

1. countable, uncountable the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and flesh, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet
• tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples
• Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
• a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)
• fruit juice
• fruit trees
compare vegetable

see also dried fruit, first fruit, soft fruit

2. countable (technical) a part of a plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop

3. countable, usually plural (literary) all the natural things that the earth produces

4. countable (offensive) an offensive word for a homosexual man
more at bear fruit at bear _v., forbidden fruit at forbidden
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’.
Example Bank:
• Finish the meal with a piece of fresh fruit.
• He was now reaping the fruits of all his hard work.
• The crab apple bears a small, bitter fruit.
• Their work left them enough time to enjoy the fruits of their success.
• citrus fruits such as limes and lemons
• five daily portions of fruit and vegetables
• the first fruits of the government's health campaign

Idiom: fruit of something

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fruit / fruːt / noun (PLANT PART)

A1 [ C or U ] the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant. Many types of fruit are sweet and can be eaten:

Apricots are the one fruit I don't like.

Oranges, apples, pears, and bananas are all types of fruit.

Would you like some fruit for dessert?

The cherry tree in our garden is in fruit (= it has fruit growing on it) .

I like exotic fruit, like mangoes and papayas.

How many pieces of fresh fruit do you eat in a day?

fruit trees

He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market.

→ Compare vegetable

See picture fruit 1

See picture fruit 2

[ C ] specialized the part of any plant that holds the seeds

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

fruit

[fru͟ːt]

fruits, fruiting, fruited
(The plural form is usually fruit, but can also be fruits.)
1) N-VAR Fruit or a fruit is something which grows on a tree or bush and which contains seeds or a stone covered by a substance that you can eat.
  Fresh fruit and vegetables provide fibre and vitamins.
  ...bananas and other tropical fruits...
  Try to eat at least one piece of fruit a day.
2) VERB If a plant fruits, it produces fruit.
  The scientists will study the variety of trees and observe which are fruiting.
3) N-COUNT: usu the N of n The fruits or the fruit of someone's work or activity are the good things that result from it.
  The team have really worked hard and Mansell is enjoying the fruits of that labour...
  The findings are the fruit of more than three years research.
4) → See also dried fruit, forbidden fruit, kiwi fruit, passion fruit
5) PHRASE: V inflects If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results.
  Eleanor's work among the women will, I trust, bear fruit...
  He was naturally disappointed when the talks failed to bear fruit.
6) PHRASE: oft PHR of n The first fruits or the first fruit of a project or activity are its earliest results or profits.
  This project is one of the first fruits of commercial co-operation between the two countries.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹fruit /ˈfruːt/ noun, pl fruits
1 a : a usually sweet food (such as a blueberry, orange, or apple) that grows on a tree or bush

[count]

• apples, oranges, and other fruits

[noncount]

• a bowl/piece of fruit
- often used before another noun
• fruit salad [=a mixture of fruits cut into small pieces]
• fruit juice
• a fruit tree [=a tree that bears fruit]
- see color picture
- see also forbidden fruit
b [count] technical : the part of a plant that has the seeds in it (such as the pod of a pea, a nut, a grain, or a berry)
2 [count] : a result or reward that comes from some action or activity - usually plural
• They're finally able to enjoy the fruits of their labors.
• We hope that we'll be able to share in the fruits of victory.
3 [count] : something that exists naturally in the world and is useful to people - usually plural
• We need to remember that the fruits of the earth belong to us all.
bear fruit
- see ²bear
the fruit of someone's loins
- see loin

American English

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seed

seed [noun] (PLANT)

a small, round, or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow

US

/siːd/

UK

/siːd/

(به‌ ويژه‌ گياه‌) تخم‌، بذر، منج‌، دانه‌

مثال:

Sow the seeds about three centimetres deep.

Oxford Essential Dictionary

seed

noun
the small hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

seed

I. seed¹ S3 W3 /siːd/ BrE AmE noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: sæd]
1. PLANTS
a) [uncountable and countable] a small hard object produced by plants, from which a new plant of the same kind grows:
a packet of sunflower seeds
plant/sow seeds (=put them in the soil)
Sow the seeds one inch deep in the soil.
grow something from seed
We grew all our tomatoes from seed.
b) [uncountable] a quantity of seeds:
Some of the poorest farmers don’t have enough money to buy seed.
2.
IN FRUIT [countable] American English one of the small hard objects in a fruit such as an apple or orange, from which new fruit trees grow SYN pip British English
3. seeds of something written something that makes a new situation start to grow and develop
seeds of change/victory
The seeds of change in Eastern Europe were beginning to emerge.
seeds of doubt/disaster/destruction etc (=something which makes a bad feeling or situation develop)
Something Lucy said began to sow seeds of doubt in his mind.
4. go/run to seed
a) if a plant or vegetable goes or runs to seed, it starts producing flowers and seeds as well as leaves
b) if someone or something goes or runs to seed, they become less attractive or good, especially because they are getting old and have not been properly looked after:
The old central bus station is going to seed.
5. number one/two/three etc seed [countable] a player or team in a competition that is given a particular position, according to how likely they are to win:
He’s been top seed for the past two years.
6. SEX [uncountable] biblical ↑semen or ↑sperm – often used humorously
7. FAMILY [uncountable] biblical the group of people who have a particular person as their father, grandfather etc, especially when they form a particular race
• • •
COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ plant/sow seeds (=put them in the soil) Sow the seeds in trays or pots.
▪ grow something from seed (=grow a plant from a seed rather than buying it as a small plant) You can grow most vegetables from seed.
▪ seeds germinate (=start to grow) The seeds should start to germinate after a few days.
■ NOUN + seed
▪ flower/sunflower/tomato etc seeds I bought a packet of poppy seeds.
▪ grass seed You can sprinkle grass seed over any gaps in the lawn.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

seed

seed [seed seeds seeded seeding] noun, verb [siːd] [siːd]

noun

OF PLANTS/FRUIT
1. countable, uncountable the small hard part produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow
• a packet of wild flower seeds
• sesame seeds
• Sow the seeds outdoors in spring.
• These vegetables can be grown from seed.
• seed potatoes (= used for planting)

see also birdseed

2. countable (NAmE) = pip (²)

BEGINNING
3. countable, usually plural ~ (of sth) the beginning of a feeling or a development which continues to grow
• the seeds of rebellion

• This planted the seeds of doubt in my mind.

IN TENNIS

4. countable (especially in tennis) one of the best players in a competition. The seeds are given a position in a list to try and make sure that they do not play each other in the early parts of the competition
• The top seed won comfortably.

• the number one seed

OF A MAN

5. uncountable (old-fashioned or humorous) semen

6. uncountable (literary) all the people who are the children, grandchildren, etc. of one man
more at sow the seeds of sth at sow _v.
Word Origin:
Old English sǣd, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaad, German Saat, also to sow¹.
Collocations:
The living world
Animals
animals mate/breed/reproduce/feed (on sth)
fish/amphibians swim/spawn (= lay eggs)
birds fly/migrate/nest/sing
insects crawl/fly/bite/sting
insects/bees/locusts swarm
bees collect/gather nectar/pollen
spiders spin/weave a web
snakes/lizards shed their skins
bears/hedgehogs/frogs hibernate
insect larvae grow/develop/pupate
an egg/a chick/a larva hatches
attract/find/choose a mate
produce/release eggs/sperm
lay/fertilize/incubate/hatch eggs
inhabit a forest/a reef/the coast
mark/enter/defend (a) territory
stalk/hunt/capture/catch/kill prey
Plants and fungi
trees/plants grow/bloom/blossom/flower
a seed germinates/sprouts
leaves/buds/roots/shoots appear/develop/form
flower buds swell/open
a fungus grows/spreads/colonizes sth
pollinate/fertilize a flower/plant
produce/release/spread/disperse pollen/seeds/spores
produce/bear fruit
develop/grow/form roots/shoots/leaves
provide/supply/absorb/extract/release nutrients
perform/increase/reduce photosynthesis
Bacteria and viruses
bacteria/microbes/viruses grow/spread/multiply
bacteria/microbes live/thrive in/on sth
bacteria/microbes/viruses evolve/colonize sth/cause disease
bacteria break sth down/convert sth (into sth)
a virus enters/invades sth/the body
a virus mutates/evolves/replicates (itself)
be infected with/contaminated with/exposed to a new strain of a virus/drug-resistant bacteria
contain/carry/harbour (especially US) harbor bacteria/a virus
kill/destroy/eliminate harmful/deadly bacteria
Example Bank:
• Cutting weeds before they go to seed will greatly reduce future weed problems.
• Each fruit usually contains a single seed.
• He argued that capitalism contained the seeds of its own destruction.
• Most seeds are spread by the wind.
• Peel the peppers and remove the seeds.
• She grew all the broccoli plants from seed.
• She was the top seed at the US Open this year.
• The catalogue has hundreds of different varieties of seeds.
• The plant will set seed in June.
• This tree produces very hard seeds.
• Venus Williams was the top seed at Wimbledon this year.
• the transformation of Tracy from good girl to bad seed
• I bought some seeds to plant in the garden.
• She hesitated, not wishing to sow the seeds of rebellion.
• Sow the seeds outdoors in spring.
• Those vegetables can be grown from seed.
• You can buy seed potatoes from garden centres or by mail order.
• apple/orange seeds
• coriander/cumin/mustard/poppy/pumpkin/sesame/sunflower seeds

Idiom: go to seed

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

seed / siːd / noun (PLANT)

B2 [ C or U ] a small, round, or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow:

Sow the seeds (= put them in the ground) about three centimetres deep.

The chemical will stop all seeds from sprouting (= starting to grow) .

The farmers grow these crops for seed (= for planting to grow more crops, rather than for eating) .

[ U ] literary → semen go/run to seed If a food plant goes or runs to seed, it produces flowers and seeds because it has not been picked early enough:

In hot weather lettuces can suddenly run to seed.

If a person or place goes or runs to seed, their physical appearance becomes worse because no one cares for them:

After he retired, he really went to seed.

seed / siːd / noun (BEGINNING)

C2 [ C usually plural ] the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it:

The seeds of friendship were sown early, and they remained lifelong companions.

He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence against his own people.

seed / siːd / noun [ C ] (SPORT)

especially in tennis, a good player who is given a place on the list of those expected to win games in a particular competition because of the way they have played in the past:

Turner's opponent in the quarter-finals of the darts is the number one seed.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

seed

[si͟ːd]
♦♦
seeds, seeding, seeded
1) N-VAR A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows.
  ...a packet of cabbage seed...
  I sow the seed in pots of soil-based compost.
  ...sunflower seeds.
2) VERB If you seed a piece of land, you plant seeds in it.
  [V n] Men mowed the wide lawns and seeded them...
  [V pron-refl] The primroses should begin to seed themselves down the steep hillside.
  [V-ed] ...his newly seeded lawns.
  Syn:
  sow
3) N-PLURAL: N of n You can refer to the seeds of something when you want to talk about the beginning of a feeling or process that gradually develops and becomes stronger or more important. [LITERARY]
  He raised questions meant to plant seeds of doubts in the minds of jurors...
  He considered that there were, in these developments, the seeds of a new moral order.
4) N-COUNT: usu supp N, oft ord/num N In sports such as tennis or badminton, a seed is a player who has been ranked according to his or her ability. [TECHNICAL]
  ...Pete Sampras, Wimbledon's top seed and the world No.1...
  In the final Capriati, the third seed, defeated Katerina Maleeva.
5) VERB: usu passive When a player or a team is seeded in a sports competition, they are ranked according to their ability. [TECHNICAL]
  [be V-ed adv/prep] In the UEFA Cup the top 16 sides are seeded for the first round...
  [be V-ed adv/prep] He now meets Richey Reneberg, seeded eight...
  [V-ed] The top four seeded nations are through to the semi-finals.
  Syn:
  ranked
6) PHRASE: V inflects If vegetable plants go to seed or run to seed, they produce flowers and seeds as well as leaves.
  If unused, winter radishes run to seed in spring.
7) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that someone or something has gone to seed or run to seed, you mean that they have become much less attractive, healthy, or efficient.
  He says the economy has gone to seed...
  He was a big man in his forties; once he had a lot of muscle but now he was running to seed.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

¹seed /ˈsiːd/ noun, pl seeds
1 : a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow

[count]

• a packet of sunflower seeds
• He planted/sowed the seeds three inches apart.
• (US) apple/orange seeds [=(Brit) pips]

[noncount]

• She raked the grass seed into the soil.
• She grows her plants from seed. [=by planting seeds rather than by some other method]
- see color picture
2 [count] : the beginning of something which continues to develop or grow
• Her comment planted/sowed a seed of doubt in his mind. [=caused him to begin to have doubts]
• The government's policies planted/sowed the seeds of war/destruction. [=created a situation that led to war/destruction]
3 [count] : a player or team that is ranked as one of the best in a competition (such as a tennis tournament) in order to be sure that the best players or teams do not play against each other in the early part of the competition
• The top seed won the tournament.
• Our team is the number one seed.
• She is ranked as the third seed.
4 [noncount]
a literary : all the children, grandchildren, etc., of a particular man
• the seed of Abraham
b old-fashioned + humorous : a man's semen
• a man spreading his seed [=fathering many children]
go to seed or run to seed
1 : to produce seeds
• The flowers will go to seed and spread.
• The plant runs to seed rapidly in hot weather.
2 : to become less attractive, effective, etc., because of age or lack of care
• He let himself go to seed after he lost his job.