sǽd

n (-es/-, -u) 1. seed, what is sown, that part of a plant which propogates; 1a. figurative, seed, that from which anything springs; 2. the ripe fruit, that from which the seed is taken; 3. fruit, growth; 4. sowing; variant of sǽdtíma; 5. applied to animals, seed, progeny, posterity, offspring, fruit