| Compound Forms: |
| Inglés | Español |
| bird seed n | (grain fed to birds) | alpiste nm |
| Compró alpiste en el mercado. |
| canary seed | (birdseed) | alpiste nm |
| caraway seed n | usually plural (spice: cumin) | alcaravea nf |
| comino de prado loc nom m |
| Add caraway seeds to the pan and stir gently. |
| Pon alcaravea en la sartén y revuelve suavemente. |
| celery seed n | (spice) | semilla de apio nm + loc adj |
| coriander n | (dried seed of cilantro plant) | cilantro nm |
| The rice is flavored with coriander and saffron. |
| El arroz está condimentado con cilantro y azafrán. |
| coriander seed n | (dried seed of aromatic plant) | semilla de cilantro nf + loc adj |
| fennel seed n | (spice) | semilla de hinojo nf + loc adj |
| flaxseed n | uncountable (crop: linseed) | linaza nf |
go to seed,
run to seed v expr | slang, figurative (decline, deteriorate) (coloquial) | venirse a menos expr |
| He was once a great actor but rather went to seed in middle age. |
| Alguna vez fue un gran actor pero se vino a menos cuando cumplió los 40. |
go to seed,
run to seed v expr | (plant: produce seed and dry up) | echar semillas loc verb |
| Prevent flowering plants from going to seed by removing the dead flower heads. |
| Evite que las plantas echen semillas cortando las flores secas. |
| grape seed n | (seed of a grape) | pepita de la uva, semilla de la uva grupo nom |
| pepita de uva, semilla de uva grupo nom |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj |
| I bought some grape-seed oil to cook with. |
hemp oil,
hempseed oil,
hemp seed oil n | (oil from hemp seeds) | aceite de cáñamo nm + loc adj |
| hemp seed n | often plural (seed of hemp plant) | semilla de cáñamo nf + loc adj |
| mustard seed n | (grain of the mustard plant) | semilla de mostaza loc nom f |
| My mother seasons steamed cabbage with vinegar and mustard seed. |
| Mi madre sazonó la col al vapor con vinagre y semillas de mostaza. |
| plant seed n | (seed of a plant) | semilla nf |
| Some plant seeds are distributed by the wind. |
| simiente nf |
| plant seed v expr | (sow seeds) | sembrar⇒ vtr |
| We planted the seeds in clay pots. |
| plantar semillas loc verb |
| poppy seed n | (tiny seed of the poppy plant) | semilla de amapola loc nom f |
| I love Polish bread as it usually has poppy seeds on it. |
| pumpkin seed n | usually plural (edible seed of fruit) | pepita nf |
| semilla de calabaza nf + loc adj |
| Pumpkin seeds contain many nutrients. |
seed bank,
seedbank n | (seeds stored to preserve biodiversity) | banco de semillas nm + loc adj |
| seed beads npl | (tiny round beads) | aljófares nmpl |
| abalorios nmpl |
| Julia made a bracelet out of seed beads. |
| cuentecillas nfpl |
| cuentas nfpl |
seed beetle,
seed weevil n | (insect) | brúquido nm |
| seed cake n | (cake containing seeds) | pastel de semillas nm + loc adj |
| (AR) | torta de semillas nf + loc adj |
| seed capital n | (small sum invested in new business) | capital inicial loc nom f |
| Most of the seed capital for Mike's startup came from his friends and family. |
| seed coat | (botany) | tegumento nm |
| seed corn n | (corn kernels) | semilla de siembra nf + loc adj |
seed fern,
pteridosperm n | (plant) | helecho con semilla loc nom m |
| pteridosperma nm |
| seed leaf | (botany) | cotiledón nm |
| hoja de semilla nf + loc adj |
| seed money n | (to start a business) | capital inicial nm + adj |
| Paul managed to obtain the seed money to set up a business. |
| seed oyster n | (very young oyster) | semilla de ostra loc nom f |
| seed vessel | (botany) | pericarpio nm |
seedhead,
seed head n | (botany: cluster of seeds on a plant) (botánica) | inflorescencia nf |
seedpod,
seed pod n | (part of a plant containing seeds) | tegumento nm |
| tegumento seminal loc nom m |
| episperma nm |
| sesame seed n | usually plural (edible grain of the sesame plant) | semilla de sésamo loc nom f |
| grano de sésamo loc nom m |
| semilla de ajonjolí loc nom f |
| grano de ajonjolí loc nom m |
| Here's a recipe for stir-fried broccoli with sesame seeds. |
| Aquí tienes una receta de brócoli frito con semillas de sésamo. |
| set seed vtr + n | (plant: produce seeds) | echar semilla loc verb |
| The flower will set seed in late summer. |
| Esta flor echará semilla a finales del verano. |
sow the seed,
sow the germ v expr | (initiate or prompt [sth]) | sembrar la semilla de loc verb |
| She sowed the seed of doubt in his mind. |
| Ese comentario sembró la semilla de la duda en su mente. |
| sunflower seed n | (edible grain of the sunflower) | semillas de girasol nfpl |
| Tania added sunflower seeds to her bread dough. |
| (España) | pipa nf |
| (España) | pipas de girasol nfpl |
| sycamore seed n | often plural, UK (paired seed of maple tree) | semilla de arce sicómoro grupo nom |
| Sycamore seeds spin round in the air like helicopters. |
| sycamore seed n | US (of American plane tree) | semilla de sicómoro americano grupo nom |
| The birds were feeding on sycamore seeds. |
