noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Primarily an agricultural term for sowing seeds; also used in medical contexts for seeding cells or spreading disease. Can be used as a noun or with する as a transitive/intransitive verb.
春になったら畑に種を播種する。
When spring comes, we sow seeds in the field.
Cancer cells have seeded into the peritoneum.