"They tried to bury us. They didn't know we were ___." (5)

I believe the answer is:

seeds

(Other definitions for seeds that I've seen before include "top tennis players" , "Initiates the growth of" , "More than one good player" , "Genesis" , "favourites for the trophy?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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