seed vs nut

seed and nut both are nouns.

seed and nut both are verbs.

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

As nouns, nut is a hyponym of seed; that is, nut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seed:

seed: a small hard fruit
nut: usually large hard-shelled seed

Other hyponyms of seed include edible seed, coffee, coffee bean, coffee berry, pip, bonduc nut, nicker nut, nicker seed, Job's tears, oil-rich seed, oilseed, safflower seed, caryopsis, grain, ash-key, coquilla nut, babassu nut, cohune nut, apple nut, ivory nut, vegetable ivory, neem seed, buckeye, conker, horse chestnut, jumping bean, jumping seed, Mexican jumping bean, bean.

seed (noun)	nut (noun)
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract	a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
anything that provides inspiration for later work	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
one of the outstanding players in a tournament	someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
a small hard fruit	a whimsically eccentric person
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa	usually large hard-shelled seed
	half the width of an em

seed (verb)	nut (verb)
inoculate with microorganisms	gather nuts
remove the seeds from
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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