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SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

SEED (from the
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ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )
root seen in
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LAT
Lat. serere, to sow) , the fertilized ovule of

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PLANTS

plants . The seeds of the cryptogams or flowerless plants are not true seeds and are properly designated " spores " (see

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FRUIT (through the French from the Lat. fructus; frui, to enjoy)

FRUIT) . For the

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SOWING (from "to sow," O. Eng. shwan, cf. Du. zaaijen, Ger. saen, &c.; the root is seen in Lat. severe, cf. "seed")

sowing of

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SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed see SowING .

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