Verb
1. go to seed; shed seeds;
"The dandelions went to seed"2. help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
3. bear seeds
4. place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth;
"She sowed sunflower seeds"5. distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
6. sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain;
"seed clouds"7. inoculate with microorganisms
8. remove the seeds from;
"seed grapes"