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By analogy with the seeds of plants.
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seed crystal
Today it means: A small crystal from which a larger crystal of the same substance is grown Full definition →
Today it means: A small crystal from which a larger crystal of the same substance is grown Full definition →
By analogy with the seeds of plants.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.