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seed bank

seed bank noun: synonym of seed vault.

Noun

seed bank (plural seed banks)

  1. Synonym of seed vault.
    • "Corn first developed in the northern Mexico area," said James Enote, director of the Zuni Conservation Project, which oversees the seed bank on the reservation.[…]Zuni farmers check out seeds from the seed bank with the agreement that they will return the same number or more, Mr. Enote said.1995 September 27, Lesley S. King, “At the Nation's Table: A Seed Bank For Sacred Corn”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, page C3
    • For years, a hodgepodge network of seed banks has been amassing seed and shoot collections. Labs in Mexico banked corn species. Those in Nigeria banked cassava.2008 February 28, Elisabeth Rosenthal, “In Norway, Global Seed Vault guards genetic resources”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    seed vault

seed bank meaning in Tamil

seed bank in Tamil

விதை வங்கி

Synonyms of seed bank

Forms of seed bank

pluralseed banks
alternative formseedbank

Questions about seed bank

What does seed bank mean?
Seed bank means synonym of seed vault.
What is seed bank in Tamil?
Seed bank in Tamil is விதை வங்கி. See Seed bank meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is seed bank?
Seed bank is a noun.
What is the plural of seed bank?
The plural of seed bank is seed banks.

Words near seed bank in the dictionary

  1. seeched
  2. seeches
  3. seechin'
  4. seeching
  5. seed
  6. seed bank
  7. seed banking
  8. seed banks
  9. seed bead
  10. seed beads
  11. seed beetle

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