seed

noun/siːd/CEFR A2

বীজ

Meaning

A small part of a plant from which a new plant grows.

Example sentences

  • She planted a seed in the pot.সে টবে একটা বীজ পুঁতল।
  • Every seed can become a tree.প্রতিটি বীজ গাছ হতে পারে।
  • She planted the seeds in a row.সে সারি করে বীজ বপন করল।
  • Good seeds give a better harvest.ভালো বীজ ভালো ফসল দেয়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: pip, grain

Similar words, and what each means

  • pip

    ফলের ছোট বিচি (আপেল, লেবু ইত্যাদির)

    A small seed inside a fruit such as an apple, an orange, or a lemon.

  • grain

    শস্য, দানা

    The small hard seeds of crops like rice, wheat, and corn.

  • plant

    রোপণ করা, লাগানো, গাছ, চারা, উদ্ভিদ

    To put seeds or young plants into the ground to grow.

  • sow

    বীজ বপন করা

    To put seeds into the ground so plants will grow.

“seed” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • তিলকে তাল করা and “make a mountain out of a molehill” are the same complaint in two languages — a sesame seed becomes a palm fruit, a molehill becomes a mountain.

    English Idioms about Nature →

  • Student life is the period spent in learning, and it is called the seed time of life because whatever is sown then decides the harvest later.

    Student Life →

  • Agriculture depends on it too — improved seed, irrigation pumps and fertiliser are the reason a country of this size can feed itself.

    Science in Everyday Life →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “seed” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • বীজ
    • • রক্ত
    • • সিনেমা হল, প্রেক্ষাগৃহ, সিনেমা
    • • ফল, ফলাফল
    Show the answer

    বীজ — seed (noun) — বীজ. A small part of a plant from which a new plant grows.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “seed”?

    • • pip
    • • periwinkle
    • • toy
    • • pensioner
    Show the answer

    pip — pip — ফলের ছোট বিচি (আপেল, লেবু ইত্যাদির). A small seed inside a fruit such as an apple, an orange, or a lemon.

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