seed In botany, a seed is a plant structure containing an embryo and stored nutrients in a protective coat called a ''testa''. More generally, the term "seed" means anything that can be Sowing, sown, which may include seed and husk or tuber. Seeds ...

is an encased plant embryo. Seed(s) or The Seed(s) may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Seed'' (1931 film), a film notable for an early appearance by Bette Davis * ''Seed'', a 1997 short film starring

Rose McGowan Rósa Arianna McGowan (born September 5, 1973) is an American actress and activist. After her film debut in a brief role in the comedy ''Encino Man'' (1992), she achieved recognition for her performance in the dark comedy ''The Doom Generation' ...

* ''The Seed'' (2006 film), short film by Joe Hahn * ''Seed'' (2007 film), a Canadian horror film by Uwe Boll * ''The Seed'' (2021 film), a British body horror film by Sam Walker * Seed Productions, Hugh Jackman's film production company

Gaming

* ''Seed'' (2006 video game), a defunct MMORPG developed by Runestone Game Development * ''Seed'' (upcoming video game), an upcoming MMO simulation game developed by Klang Games *

Map seed In video games using procedural world generation, the map seed is a (relatively) short number or text string which is used to procedurally create the game world ("map"). This means that while the seed-unique generated map may be many megabytes in ...

, a number or text string used to initialize a procedural map generator in a video game *

SeeDs In botany, a seed is a plant structure containing an embryo and stored nutrients in a protective coat called a ''testa''. More generally, the term "seed" means anything that can be sown, which may include seed and husk or tuber. Seeds are the ...

, a fictional organization of elite mercenaries from the video game ''Final Fantasy VIII''

Music

Groups and labels

Seed Records Seed Records has been the name of multiple record labels. 1970s American label Seed Records was a record label started in 1972 by Paul Clark, a musician involved in the Jesus music movement. The label ran until circa 1981, when he started ...

, a record label *

The Seeds The Seeds are an American psychedelic garage rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, best known for their highest-charting single " Pushin' Too Hard". The band's classic lineup featured frontman Sky Saxon, guitarist Jan Sava ...

, a 1960s rock 'n' roll band * The Bad Seeds (American band), American garage rock band active 1964–66 *

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are a Rock music, rock band formed in Melbourne in 1983 by lead vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and German guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throug ...

, Australian rock band formed in 1983

Albums

* ''Seed'' (Nick Harper album), 1995 * ''Seeds'' (Brother Cane album), 1995 * ''Seed'' (Afro Celt Sound System album), 2003 * ''Seed'' (Mami Kawada album), 2006 * ''Seeds'' (Hey Rosetta! album), 2011 * ''Seeds'' (Georgia Anne Muldrow album), 2012 * ''Seeds'' (TV on the Radio album), 2014

Songs

* " The Seed (2.0)", by The Roots and Cody Chesnutt * "The Seed" (Aurora song) * "Seed", by The Academy Is... from '' Santi'' * "Seed", by Carbon Leaf from '' Nothing Rhymes with Woman'' * "Seed", by Korn from '' Follow the Leader'' * "Seed", by Mudvayne from '' The Beginning of All Things to End * "Seed", by Sublime from '' Sublime'' * "Seeds", by Bon Jovi from ''

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama, based on the novel by Judy Blume * '' ...

'' * "Seeds", by Bruce Springsteen from '' Live/1975–85'' * "The Seed", by Sasami from ''

Blood on the Silver Screen ''Blood on the Silver Screen'' is the third studio album by the American musician Sasami. A pop record, it follows her 2022 hard rock and industrial metal album '' Squeeze'' and her eponymous 2019 indie rock debut. In 2022, Sasami alternated b ...

Periodicals and books

* ''Seed'' (magazine), a U.S. science magazine * ''Seed'' (student newspaper), published at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia * ''Chicago Seed'' (newspaper), published in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in the late 1960s * ''The Seed'' (novel), a 1940 novel by Tarjei Vesaas

Television

Series

* ''Seed'' (TV series), a Canadian TV series * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has devel ...

'', a Japanese anime series * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. S ...

'', a Japanese anime series

Episodes

* "Seed" (''The Walking Dead''), 2012 episode * "Seeds" (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), 2014 episode * "Seeds", 2018 episode, see list of ''The Handmaid's Tale'' episodes * "Seeds", 2007 episode, see Law & Order: Criminal Intent (season 7) * "Seeds", 2008 episode, see ''Sons of Anarchy'' (season 1) * "The Seed", 2008 episode, see ''Stargate Atlantis'' (season 5) * "The Seed", 2007 episode, see list of ''Pocoyo'' episodes

Visual arts

*Sculptures by the Singaporean sculptor Han Sai Por ** ''Seed Series'' (1998) **''Seeds'' (2006)

Education

SEED Foundation The SEED Foundation (also often referred to as the SEED Schools) is a 501(c)(3) organization, established in 1997 to provide boarding school college-preparatory educational opportunities to underserved students.SEED School (Toronto), a Toronto District School Board alternative high school located in Toronto, Canada

Organizations

* SEED (organization), a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy *

The Seed (organization) The Seed was a controversial drug rehabilitation program in the United States that operated between 1970 and 2001. Aimed at youths, the program was modeled after adult treatment programs, with its techniques having been compared to those of the cu ...

, a controversial drug rehabilitation program in the United States that operated between 1970 and 2001 * Seed Mob, a climate change activist organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people

Science and technology

Computing

Random seed A random seed (or seed state, or just seed) is a number (or vector) used to initialize a pseudorandom number generator. A pseudorandom number generator's number sequence is completely determined by the seed: thus, if a pseudorandom number gener ...

, a value used to initialize a pseudo-random number generator *

SEED In botany, a seed is a plant structure containing an embryo and stored nutrients in a protective coat called a ''testa''. More generally, the term "seed" means anything that can be Sowing, sown, which may include seed and husk or tuber. Seeds ...

, a Korean block cipher * seed in

data build tool Data build tool (dbt) is an open-source command line tool that helps analysts and engineers transform data in their warehouse more effectively. History It started at RJMetrics in 2016 as a solution to add basic transformation capabilities ...

, a type of CSV file based reference table for predefined data * Seed (programming), a JavaScript library of the GNOME *

Seed7 Seed7 is an extensible general-purpose programming language designed by Thomas Mertes. It is syntactically similar to Pascal and Ada. Along with many other features, it provides an extension mechanism. Daniel Zingaro"Modern Extensible Languag ...

, an extensible general-purpose programming language *

Seeding (computing) In computing, and specifically peer-to-peer file sharing, seeding is the uploading of already downloaded content for others to download from. A peering, peer, a computer that is connected to the computer network, network, becomes a seed when having ...

, a practice within peer-to-peer file sharing **

Seed (BitTorrent) This is a glossary of jargon related to peer-to-peer file sharing via the BitTorrent protocol. Terms Availability :(Also known as distributed copies.) The availability of each piece in the torrent is defined as the number of peers who have a ...

, a peer that has a complete copy of a torrented file and still offers it for upload *

Seeds (cellular automaton) Seeds is a cellular automaton in the same family as the Game of Life, initially investigated by Brian Silverman and named by Mirek Wójtowicz. It consists of an infinite two-dimensional grid of cells, each of which may be in one of two states: ...

, a cellular automaton rule similar to Conway's ''Game of Life''

Other uses in science and technology

* AOL Seed, an open content submission website and platform where writers and photographers could submit their work and get paid for each work submitted * Seed, a synonym for

sperm Sperm (: sperm or sperms) is the male reproductive Cell (biology), cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, female reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Animals produce motile sperm ...

or semen *

Seed crystal A seed crystal is a small piece of single crystal or polycrystal material from which a large crystal of typically the same material is grown in a laboratory. Used to replicate material, the use of seed crystal to promote growth avoids the otherwi ...

, a small crystal from which a larger single crystal is to be grown * Standard for the Exchange of Earthquake Data, a data specification from the International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks * Strategic Explorations of Exoplanets and Disks with Subaru (SEEDS), a multi-year astronomical survey seeking to identify extrasolar planets and disks around nearby stars using the Subaru telescope in Hawaii

Other uses

* ''

Bīja In Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, the Sanskrit term Bīja () (Japanese language, Jp. 種子 ''shuji'') (Chinese language, Chinese 種子 ''zhǒngzǐ''), literally seed, is used as a metaphor for the origin or cause of things and cognate with bindu ...

'', literally "seed", a metaphor for the origin or cause of things in Buddhism and Hinduism *

Seed (sports) In sport, seeding is the practice of separating the most skilled competitors from each other in the early rounds of a tournament. Players or teams are "planted" into the bracket in such a manner that the best do not meet until later in the competi ...

, a ranked competitor for the purposes of a tournament draw * Seed (surname) *

Seed money Seed money, also known as seed funding or seed capital, is a form of securities offering in which an investor puts capital in a startup company in exchange for an equity stake or convertible note stake in the company. The term ''seed'' suggest ...

, an early stage in the development of an entrepreneurial firm