silkworm seed | eggs of a silkworm |
seed oyster | a young oyster especially of a size for transplantation |
seed shrimp mussel shrimp ostracod | tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell |
seed beetle seed weevil | a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes |
Old World beaver Castor fiber | a European variety of beaver |
fiber fibre vulcanized fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
fiber optic cable fibre optic cable | a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
optical fiber glass fiber optical fibre glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
character fiber fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer |
fiber fibre | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) |
Purkinje fiber | a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network |
semen seed seminal fluid ejaculate cum come | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
muscle cell muscle fiber muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
striated muscle cell striated muscle fiber | an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue |
nerve fiber nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
medullated nerve fiber myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin |
motor neuron efferent neuron motor nerve fiber motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
motor fiber efferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands |
sensory fiber afferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
fiber bundle fibre bundle fascicle fasciculus | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
source seed germ | anything that provides inspiration for later work |
fiber optics fiberoptics fibre optics fibreoptics | the transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
seed catalog seed catalogue | a list advertising seeds and their prices |
roughage fiber | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients, its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis |
seedcake seed cake | a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon |
sunflower oil sunflower-seed oil | oil from sunflower seeds |
caraway seed bread | bread containing caraway seeds |
edible seed | many are used as seasoning |
pumpkin seed | the edible seed of a pumpkin |
sunflower seed | edible seed of sunflowers, used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil |
canary seed | a mixture of seeds used to feed caged birds |
cumin cumin seed | aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family |
coriander coriander seed | dried coriander seeds used whole or ground |
fennel seed | aromatic anis-scented seeds |
fenugreek fenugreek seed | aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry |
mustard seed | black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders |
anise aniseed anise seed | liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors |
sesame seed benniseed | small oval seeds of the sesame plant |
caraway seed | aromatic seeds of the caraway plant, used widely as seasoning |
poppy seed | small grey seed of a poppy flower, used whole or ground in baked items |
dill seed | seed of the dill plant used as seasoning |
celery seed | seed of the celery plant used as seasoning |
seeded player seed | one of the outstanding players in a tournament |
fern seed | the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust, once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible |
spermatophyte phanerogam seed plant | plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores |
seed fern pteridosperm | an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae) |
testa episperm seed coat | protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants |
seed | a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa |
pericarp seed vessel | the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |