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[しゅ()·()]
shushi
noun

English Meaning(s) for 種子

noun
  1. seed; pit

Definition and Synonyms for 種子

Seed a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
Synonyms: たね, , , , 正身, 物種, , , 種子, 種子, 種物,
Stone the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
Synonyms: たね, 内果皮, 果核, , , 種子, 種子
Seed a small hard fruit
Synonyms: たね, , , , 正身, , , 種子, 種子,

Meanings for each kanji in 種子

» species; kind; class; variety; seed
» child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac

Categories 種子 is a member of

Ovule a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant
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Seed Vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
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Fruit the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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Sample Sentences for 種子

The seeds will become flowers in the summer.
The seeds of plants breathe all the time.
The cones of the jack pine, for example, do not readily open to release their seeds until they have been subjected to great heat.
Johnny kept planting apple seeds for 46 years.

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