seed vs pip

seed and pip both are nouns.

seed and pip both are verbs.

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

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

seed: a small hard fruit
pip: a small hard seed found in some fruits

Other hyponyms of seed include edible seed, coffee, coffee bean, coffee berry, 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, nut.

seed (noun)	pip (noun)
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract	a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)
anything that provides inspiration for later work	a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
one of the outstanding players in a tournament	a small hard seed found in some fruits
a small hard fruit	a disease of poultry
a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa	a minor nonspecific ailment

seed (verb)	pip (verb)
inoculate with microorganisms	defeat thoroughly
remove the seeds from	hit with a missile from a weapon
sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain	kill by firing a missile
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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