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Definition of Seed stock
1. Noun. A supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting.
Definition of Seed stock
1. Noun. (literally) A stock of seed. ¹
2. Noun. Any supply for planting in general. ¹
3. Noun. (figuratively) Any source of new (notably young) individuals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Seed Stock
Literary usage of Seed stock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Minnesota Horticulturist by Minnesota State Horticultural Society (1878)
"In seed-growing parlance, the roots of all biennials that are planted for seed
crop are called seed stock, while the seed of annuals planted for the same ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"... under the original planter's supervision, for seed stock, and subsequently it
is sold all over the country to all sorts and conditions of people. ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"... under the original planter's supervision, for seed stock, and subsequently it
is sold all over the country to all sorts and conditions of people. ..."
4. An Encyclopædia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and Practice of by John Claudius Loudon (1860)
"1814) has clearly shown the beneficial results of using, as seed-stock, ...
The procuring of a sound healthy seed-stock of tubers for planting from a high ..."
5. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"The public is now ready to believe that there are grades of quality in seed-stock
of the common crops as there is in butter or cheese or liquors (some time ..."
6. A Handbook of Rice Seedborne Fungi by T. W. Mew, P. Gonzales (2002)
"The marginal cost-benefit ratio was estimated at 5, and even 10, depending on
the quality of the farmers' original seed stock for planting (TW, ..."
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