Seed Stock (Noun)
Meaning
A supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The farmer carefully stored the seed stock in a cool, dry place to ensure its viability for the next season's crop.
- To maintain crop diversity, the community maintained a shared seed stock of heirloom varieties.
- The organization distributed free seed stock to low-income families to help them start their own gardens.
- After the flood, the village had to rebuild its seed stock from scratch, as all of the stored seeds had been ruined.
- The nursery relied on its own seed stock to propagate new plants for sale to customers.