seed vs fruit

seed and fruit both are nouns.

seed and fruit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seed	Yes	No	Yes	No
fruit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fruit is a hypernym of seed; that is, fruit is a word with a broader meaning than seed:

seed: a small hard fruit
fruit: the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

seed (noun)	fruit (noun)
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract	an amount of a product
anything that provides inspiration for later work	the consequence of some effort or action
one of the outstanding players in a tournament	the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
a small hard fruit
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

seed (verb)	fruit (verb)
inoculate with microorganisms	bear fruit
remove the seeds from	cause to bear fruit
sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
go to seed; shed seeds
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
bear seeds
help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money

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