| 单词 | seedstock |
| 释义 | seedstock in British English (ˈsiːdˌstɒk) noun agriculture 1. livestock used for breeding 2. a supply of seeds kept in reserve for planting seedstock in American English (ˈsidˌstɑk) noun Also: seed stock1. seed, tubers, or roots selected and kept for planting 2. animals, esp. pedigreed livestock, maintained for breeding purposes 3. the animals needed to replenish a population, as after hunting or fishing Word origin [1925–30; seed + stock]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, decibel, gimmick, payload, reflex cameraExamples of 'seedstock' in a sentence |
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