seed

embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering (seed coat)
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seed

Summary

seed has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • seed is a type of plant structure[2].
  • seed is a type of food[3].
  • seed's Commons category is recorded as Seeds[4].
  • seed's said to be the same as is recorded as Q13156346[5].
  • seed comprises germ[6].
  • seed comprises cotyledon[7].
  • seed comprises endosperm[8].
  • seed comprises seed coat[9].
  • seed comprises epicotyl[10].
  • seed's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Seeds[11].
  • seed's Commons gallery is recorded as Seeds[12].
  • seed's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • seed's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • seed's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • seed's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • seed's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • seed's different from is recorded as seed[18].
  • seed's develops from is recorded as ovule[19].
  • seed's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include plant structure[2] and food[3].

Use and Application

Components include germ[6]; cotyledon[7]; endosperm[8]; seed coat[9]; and epicotyl[10], a plant structure[21].

Influence

Things named for seed include Kaki no tane[22] and LTT 9779[23], a high proper-motion star[24].

Why It Matters

seed has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] seed is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for seed include Kaki no tane[22] and LTT 9779[23], a high proper-motion star[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C4014
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C4014, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 9w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q8097 (tel)-ప్రశాంతి-విత్తనం.wav
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q8097 (tel)-ప్రశాంతి-విత్తనం.wav"
  3. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q319289
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q319289, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → ['42shzY', 'sWmKX']
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → seeds
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: seeds, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289962632|seeds (#289962632)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  6. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0009905-semena
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0009905-semena, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  7. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → seed
    Develops from → ovule
    Subclass of → plant structure, food
    Aliases → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11309, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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