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seed banks

seed banks is the plural of seed bank.

Meaning of seed bank

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
    Synonyms:
    seed vault

Questions about seed banks

What is seed banks the plural of?
Seed banks is the plural of seed bank.

Words near seed banks in the dictionary

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

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