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tane

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English meaning

  • grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
  • pip noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
  • seed noun A small hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow.
  • species noun A group of living things that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring; the basic unit of biological classification.

Senses

種 is used for these senses in English:

  • grain (countable) A single seed of grass food crops.
  • seed (countable) Any small seed-like fruit.
  • species (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.
  • species A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.

grain — full definition

  1. noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
  2. noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
  3. noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
  4. noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.

pip — full definition

  1. noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
  2. noun A short, high-pitched electronic beep, especially one used to mark time (such as a radio time signal).
  3. noun One of the small marks or symbols on a playing card, die, or domino, or a rank badge worn on a military uniform.

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