zaad

Definitions of zaad
  1. noun
    anything that provides inspiration for later work
    synonyms: inspiratiebron, zaadje, zaadkiem
  2. noun
    a small hard fruit
    synonyms: zaadje
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    koffie, koffiebes, koffieboon
    a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
    graan, graanvrucht, graanvruchten, koren, veldvrucht
    dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
    kastanje, paardekastanje
    the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
    noot, schaalvrucht
    usually large hard-shelled seed
    zonnebloempit, zonnepit
    edible seed of sunflowers; used as food and poultry feed and as a source of oil
    castorzaad
    the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant; source of castor oil
    amarant
    seed of amaranth plants used as a native cereal in Central and South America
    koolzaad, raapzaad
    seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil
    kolanoot
    bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract
    bolzaad, lijnzaad, vlaszaad
    the seed of flax used as a source of oil
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    boomgewas, fruit, ooft, vrucht, vruchtlichaam, zaadbol
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
  3. noun
    a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
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    ei, eicel, eitje
    a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
  4. noun
    the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
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    hom
    seminal fluid produced by male fish
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    lichaamsvocht, water
    the liquid parts of the body
  5. noun
    the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
    synonyms: geil, sperma, spermacel, spermatozoön, stijfsel, teelvocht, wit, zaadcel
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