seed

• Every Jewish man and woman had a part in the fulfilment of the ancient promise given to Jacob that his seed should be abundantly scattered over the earth. —  The Promised Land
• For some time I had no thought of heresy, but the seed was there, and was alive just as much as the seed-corn is alive all the time it lies in the earth apparently dead. —  The Early Life of Mark Rutherford
• Unless hu refers to the woman, however, the seed is accompanied by singular pronouns and verbs. —  Latest Articles
• Its culture from the seed was there very easy, but the separation of the seed from the fibre was so slow that it required an average hand one day to secure one pound Whitney's cotton-gin, however, at once increased the amount from one to fifty pounds This invention came at a most opportune time for slavery in the United States, as the cheapness of rice, indigo, and other staples of the South were such as to prevent their large and profitable production even with the labor of slaves. —  Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865
• In gardens the seed is therefore generally sown in the autumn as soon as mature in fairly rich, light, well-drained loam. —  Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses

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