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seed banking

seed banking noun: the keeping of seeds in seed vaults.

Noun

seed banking (uncountable)

  1. The keeping of seeds in seed vaults.
    • Seed-banking offers a crucial, last-hope insurance policy against extinction.2020 January 29, Emily Underwood, “A New Phacelia Hidden in Plain Sight”, in Flora Magazine

Questions about seed banking

What does seed banking mean?
Seed banking means the keeping of seeds in seed vaults.
What part of speech is seed banking?
Seed banking is a noun.

Words near seed banking in the dictionary

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

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