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a small part of a plant from which a new plant can grow when it is put in the ground or watered

semilla, grano

• plant a seed

Collocations seed of wheat · seed of corn

• She planted the seeds in the garden.

  Ella plantó las semillas en el jardín.

a material that can conduct electricity when it is heated or an electric current passes through it, but not normally

semiconductor, elemento semiconductivo

• use a semiconductor in a circuit

Collocations silicon semiconductor · germanium semiconductor

• The computer uses semiconductors to process information.

  El ordenador utiliza semiconductores para procesar información.

(abbreviation for 'semester') a period of about four months in which students go to school or university, usually divided into two parts (fall and spring semesters)

semestre, periodo académico

• start a semester

Collocations spring semester · fall semester

• The university starts the fall semester in September.

  La universidad comienza el semestre de otoño en septiembre.