### plant part | fruit | seed:

Fresh seed
* Most fresh seeds germinate in months.
  - readily, but at some point seeds go into dormancy
* germinates more rapidly and with more success if smoke is used.

Geranium seed
* have coats.
* have hard coats
  - seed coats

Germinate seed
* Most germinate seeds grow into plants.
* Some germinate seeds produce seeds.

Ginkgo seed
* Most ginkgo seeds fall in autumn.
* Most ginkgo seeds have germination
  - irregular germination

Grass seed
* Most grass seeds are easily distinctive in appearance from one another
  - contain fungi
* Most grass seeds have high resistance
  - pest resistance
* Some grass seeds contain a fungus known as endophyte
  - have small barbs or hooks which make removal difficult
  - produce foliage
* need consistent moisture

Green seed
* germinate more slowly than ripe seeds, but they do germinate.
* has an immature embryo.
* relates back to the uniformity of the canola crop as it approaches maturity and harvest.

### plant part | fruit | seed:

Hemp seed
* are a complete source of vegetable protein, and contain eight essential amino acids.
* are also common in birdseed
  - the highest known source of Essential Fatty Acids
  - the world's best and cheapest source of protein to feed the world's hungry
  - well known within the hemp community as an excellent source of fiber and nutrients
* can be ground, soaked, or crushed for their oil content.
* contain more highly digestible protein than soy beans
  - the perfect balance of the essential fatty acids required by the human body
* highly nutritious source of protein and essential fatty oils.
* is also an extremely high source of fiber
  - nature's most complete source of protein
  - an ancient food also used for medicinal purposes
  - nature's perfect food, packed with protein and essential fatty acids
  - oblong
  - recommended as a nutritionally balanced food for domestic pets and farm animals
  - very nutritious
* produce an oil and nut product that contains a superior level of essential fatty acids
  - that can be used to make tofu, butter, cheese, salad oils and other foods
* rich plant source of protein , containing all known amino acids.

Immature seed
* Most immature seeds develop into mature seeds
* Some immature seed can continue to mature on cut stems.

Infected seed
* become soft and watery, with fungal hyphae, or strands, emanating from the seed.
* decay in the soil.
* have a pink to purple discoloration on their seed coats
  - seed coats with purple blotches
* is the most common source of infection.
* produce infected plants.
* serves as source of infection to emerging seedlings.

Large seed
* are an important adaptation in dune plants.
* store better in nitrogen.

Linseed
* are oilseeds.
* is also helpful as well as being good for tendon and ligament health
  - in a category called fixed or non-drying oils
* prefers a warmer climate with less humidity than fibre flax.
* varies much in size and tint - a yellowish variety occurring in India.

Lupin seed
* has a high fibre content relative to other pig food ingredients.
* is vulnerable to mechanical damage, as are soybeans or dry edible beans.

Maple seed
* Some maple seeds have structures.
* are carried by the wind.
* have structures that are wing-shaped, so they travel really well on the wind.
* spin in the wind on wing-like attachments.

Mistletoe seed
* are covered with a glue-like substance that sticks to the bills of birds
  - disseminated by birds in several ways, depending on bird species
  - explosive
  - spread mostly by birds
* is spread to other branches and more mistletoe clusters grow into the tree.
* need light.

Nasturtium seed
* are pea-sized and easy to plant.
* require darkness to germinate.

Niger seed
* favorite food of Goldfinches.
* is expensive compared to sunflower seed
  - imported from India and Ethiopia
* sold as birdseed is heated to prevent it from germinating.