seed stock
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3.6
- noun
- Specialized
:
semilla de siembra
- There's a lot of improvements that can be done to the existing, whether it's a seed stock or post harvest loss that needs to happen.
There's a lot of improvements that can be done to the existing, whether it's a seed stock or post harvest loss that needs to happen.
- There's a lot of improvements that can be done to the existing, whether it's a seed stock or post harvest loss that needs to happen.
Examples
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They lost almost all of the seed stock for the entire world's supply of Mizuna, red streaks, mustard.
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It is likely, to some degree, that the progressive spread of diseases within Chesapeake Bay may be linked to the movement of infected seed stock.
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Of course you did called Cherokee and the gentleman out there that has run one of the greatest seed stock programs I think around.
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Zetta Masayesva describes her relationship to the seed stock: "It's kind of like a mother taking care of a child."
Academic text (2004) -
Wow, so many seeds, obviously can be a lot of volunteers yes, but the amount of dead standing seed stock on this plant is just astounding.
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Wild shrimp seed stocks currently hover on the verge of depletion.
Academic text (1996) -
The natural genetic seed stock of the world's plants has been almost completely supplanted by those that are genetically engineered to be sterile.
Blog text (23) -
The wives of Hopi farmers are responsible for drying and storing seed stock from the previous year, for securing the seeds and dried corn from rodents and deterioration, and for keeping track of each year's planting needs for both food and ceremony.
Academic text (2004) -
To ensure a successful harvest, farmers often choose high-quality seed stock for planting.
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Many gardeners rely on heirloom seed stock to preserve traditional crop varieties.
Synonyms
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Kernels of crops like corn that farmers keep to plant next season
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a direct composition of 'seed' (plant reproductive unit) and 'stock' (supply/rootstock), so it denotes the supply of seeds or tubers kept for planting. This compositional agricultural sense is common and parallels expressions in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Seed stock comes from farming: people keep a store of the best seed or tubers as a stock to plant the next year. So, seed stock means 'seeds kept for future planting'.