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 |
bulb | a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end), the bulb of a syringe |
dry-bulb thermometer | an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb, used to measure the air temperature |
flash photoflash flash lamp flashgun flashbulb flash bulb | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
light bulb lightbulb bulb incandescent lamp electric light electric-light bulb | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity |
wet-bulb thermometer | a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin, used in a psychrometer to measure humidity |
bulb | a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ |
bulbar conjunctiva conjunctival layer of bulb tunica conjunctiva bulbi | the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea |
artery of the penis bulb arteria bulbi penis | a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis |
artery of the vestibule bulb arteria bulbi vestibuli | a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule |
semen seed seminal fluid ejaculate cum come | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
olfactory bulb | one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities |
medulla oblongata medulla bulb | lower or hindmost part of the brain, continuous with spinal cord, (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata), the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning |
source seed germ | anything that provides inspiration for later work |
seed catalog seed catalogue | a list advertising seeds and their prices |
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 |
cotyledon seed leaf | embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants |
bonduc nut nicker nut nicker seed | hard shiny grey seed of a bonduc tree, used for making e.g. jewelry |
oilseed oilich seed | any of several seeds that yield oil |
groundsel tree groundsel bush consumption weed cotton-seed tree Baccharis halimifolia | a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies, fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts |
safflower seed | seed of the safflower |
dropseed drop-seed | a grass of the genus Sporobolus |
neem seed | seed of neem trees, source of pesticides and fertilizer and medicinal products |