Wt/tum/mbewu

ChiTumbuka

Zina

Ching'anamulo: Mbewu ni njere izo tikupanda kuti chinthu chimele.

English

Noun

seed (countable and uncountable, plural seeds)

seed Sunflower seeds (1).

1. (countable, botany) A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.
2. (countable) Any small seed-like fruit. quotations ▼

   If you plant a seed in the spring, you may have a pleasant surprise in the autumn.

3. (countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
4. (uncountable, collective) An amount of seeds that cannot be readily counted.

   The entire field was covered with geese eating the freshly sown seed.

5. (countable) A fragment of coral.
6. (uncountable) Semen. quotations ▼

   A man must use his seed to start and raise a family.

7. (countable, figuratively) A precursor. synonym ▲

   Synonym: germ

   the seed of an idea; which idea was the seed (idea)?