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seedcorn

seedcorn noun: seed corn.

Noun

seedcorn (uncountable)

  1. Seed corn.
  2. (UK) Financial assets set aside for the generation of future profits.

Origin of seedcorn

From seed + corn.

Words formed from seedcorn

Questions about seedcorn

What does seedcorn mean?
Seedcorn means seed corn.
What part of speech is seedcorn?
Seedcorn is a noun.

Words near seedcorn in the dictionary

  1. seedcases
  2. seedcoat
  3. seedcoats
  4. seedcod
  5. seedcods
  6. seedcorn
  7. seedcorn maggot
  8. seedcracker
  9. seedcrackers
  10. seede
  11. seedeater

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