seed cornnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsiːd ˌkɔːn/us/ˈsiːd ˌkɔːrn/grain, especially corn, that is kept for planting to produce new plants
something that is important because it is the starting point for future development:
Investment is the seed corn of economic progress.
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Fruits & seeds & their parts
- acorn
- berry
- chaff
- coffee bean
- endosperm
- fruiterer
- grain
- husk
- mielie
- nut
- pine cone
- pine nut
- pit
- pith
- seeded
- sesame seed
- stalk
- thistledown
- windfall
- zest
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