Heir and Seed

Heir

Heir noun - A person who has the right to inherit property.

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Seed and heir are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seed" instead a noun "Heir".

Nearby Words: heiress, heirdom

Seed noun - The source from which something grows or develops.

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Heir and seed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Heir" instead a noun "Seed".

Nearby Words: seeded, seeding, seedling, seedsman, seeder

old	old heir	old seed
clear	clear heir	clear seed
direct	direct heir	direct seed
original	original heir	original seed
Other adjectives: fake, single, real, main, new, remaining, next, last, older.

Onan was struck down because he did not give his brother a rightful heir, not because he "spilt his seed".

Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Religious Scripture
The only time it is mentioned is when Onan in Genesis 38 "spills his seed" by not giving his brother a rightful heir and is struck down.

Source: Beam Me Up Scotty / Religious Scripture
So he sent every child in the kingdom a seed to grow, telling him that he would judge the flowers that they grew after one year to pick an heir.

Source: Secret Test of Character

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