bad seed

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bad seed

noun bad seeds

uncountable, usually A genetic source of bad behavior or other negative results. A bad seed produces a bad tree and in due course bad fruit, and a good seed produces a good tree and good fruit.
uncountable, usually A bad apple: a bad person who negatively influences others.

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@misc{bad_seed_2026,
  title = {bad seed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bad%20seed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}