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seed cornˈseed corn noun [uncountable] ![](img/spkr_b.png) - He says financial institutions have recognised that little companies provide a base for industry and the seed corn for new ideas.
- They carried on an extensive trade in a variety of products such as cattle cake, seed corn, manure and farm fertilisers.
1British English people or things that will develop to become useful or successful in the future: Young people are the seed corn management of the future.2grain that is used for planting next year’s crops |