UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: seed

Semantic entry: 3.35

Semantic domains: Plants

Subdomains: Fruit Parts of Plants

Definition: the kernel part of fruit, usually grain

Notes: A number of languages make distinctions between two quite different types of seed: (1) those produced by grasses (that is to say, grains) and (2) those produced by other types of plants, for example, beans, squash, apples, etc. In all passages employing the Greek terms in this subdomain (κόκκος, σπέρμα[a], σπόρος), it is best to use some expression referring to ‘grain.’

Further resources: flora:3.1