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seed library

seed library noun: an institution or community resource that lends or shares seeds.

seed library: an institution or community resource that lends or shares seeds
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Noun

seed library (plural seed libraries)

  1. An institution or community resource that lends or shares seeds.
    • As with other seed libraries, he also aims to encourage biodiversity, to offer an alternative to the genetically modified seeds produced by large corporations and to make money.2010 October 6, Joy Y. Wang, “A Seed Library for Heirloom Plants Thrives in the Hudson Valley”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of seed library

pluralseed libraries

Questions about seed library

What does seed library mean?
Seed library means an institution or community resource that lends or shares seeds.
What part of speech is seed library?
Seed library is a noun.
What is the plural of seed library?
The plural of seed library is seed libraries.

Words near seed library in the dictionary

  1. seed galls
  2. seed grain
  3. seed leaf
  4. seed leaves
  5. seed libraries
  6. seed library
  7. seed money
  8. seed moneys
  9. seed monies
  10. seed moth
  11. seed number

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