Caraway fruits (erroneously called seeds) are crescent-shaped achenes, around 2 mm long, with five pale ridges.

Seed plants, which first appeared in the fossil record towards the end of the Paleozoic era, reproduce using desiccation-resistant capsules called seeds.

Because of their seed-like appearance, the fruit pods are sometimes called seeds; they are egg-shaped and grayish in colour.

Some plants produce varying numbers of seeds that lack embryos; these are called empty seeds and never germinate.

The beans (sometimes called seeds) and falling leaves are hallucinogenic and are toxic to cattle.

African slaves brought sesame seeds, which they called benné seeds, to America, where they became a popular ingredient in southern dishes.

Some species have large seeds, called pine nuts, that are harvested and sold for cooking and baking.

In glassmaking terminology, bubbles are called seeds.

Plants created using mutagenesis are sometimes called mutagenic plants or mutagenic seeds.

Some plants do not produce seeds that have functional complete embryos, or the seed may have no embryo at all, often called empty seeds.