種 子(しゅし)

しゅし

noun

seed; plant seed

1. seed; plant seed

The reproductive unit of a plant, containing the embryo and stored nutrients. A more formal or scientific term compared to the everyday word 種(たね).

種子(しゅし)をまく。

To sow seeds.

この植物(しょくぶつ)は種子(しゅし)で増(ふ)える。

This plant propagates by seed.

絶滅(ぜつめつ)危惧種(きぐしゅ)の種子(しゅし)を保存(ほぞん)するための施設(しせつ)がある。

There are facilities for preserving the seeds of endangered species.

Usage

種子(しゅし) is the formal or scientific term for seeds. In everyday conversation, 種(たね) is more common. 種子(しゅし) appears frequently in botany, agriculture, and environmental contexts.

Common collocations

種子(しゅし)植物(しょくぶつ) (seed plant)
種子(しゅし)を保存(ほぞん)する (to preserve seeds)
種子(しゅし)島(しま) (Tanegashima — note: different reading たねがしま)

Similar words

種(たね): seed — the everyday word, also means cause or material
実(み): fruit, nut — the mature seed-bearing part of a plant

Related Words

Synonym: 種(たね) (everyday word for seed)

Compare: 実(み) (fruit, nut)

Compare: 種実(しゅじつ) (nuts and seeds)

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