The Clue
Lentil, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SEED
Tags
Notes
The answer SEED is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
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Beginning
Germ
Issue
Kernel
___ money
Offspring
___ pearl
Progeny
Sow
Spore
Acorn, e.g.
Basis of development
Burpee's bit
Core component
Farmer's purchase
Garden starter
Gardener's item
Kind of money
Kind of pearl
Plant of the future
Plant part
Plant's origin
Plant's ovule
Something for the birds
Spring purchases
Start a garden
Starting point
Tournament ranking
Type of catalogue
Very beginning
Do a farm chore
" . . . garden that grows to ___": Hamlet
Gardener's spring purchase
Give a special berth
Kind of corn or money
Open ranking, e.g.
Sower's flower grower
___ money (start-up's need)
Definition
SEED as a noun:
1. a small hard fruit
2. a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
3. (seeded player, seed) = one of the outstanding players in a tournament
4. (source, seed, germ) = anything that provides inspiration for later work
5. (semen, seed, seminal fluid, ejaculate, cum, come) = the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
SEED as a 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. (sow, sough, seed) = 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"