The term SEED can be broken down into several crossword solutions, including STONE (5 letters), EGG (3 letters), ISSUE (5 letters), PIP (3 letters), PIT (3 letters), SOW (3 letters), GERM (4 letters), OVULE (5 letters), SPORE (5 letters), KERNEL (6 letters), ORIGIN (6 letters), and SPORERELATION (13 letters). A seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened OVULE of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants. The most common example of a seed is the grain, such as corn, wheat, and rice. Seeds are also used to propagate plants, such as flowers, vegetables, and trees. The seed coat protects the embryo from damage and helps it to survive until it is ready to germinate. The GERM is the part of the seed that will eventually become the plant. The KERNEL is the edible part of the seed, such as the corn KERNEL or the peanut KERNEL. The ORIGIN of a seed is the plant from which it came. Sporerelation is the relationship between spores and the plants they come from.