seedstock

or seed stock

[ seed-stok ]

noun
  1. seed, tubers, or roots selected and kept for planting.

  2. animals, especially pedigreed livestock, maintained for breeding purposes.

  1. the animals needed to replenish a population, as after hunting or fishing.

Origin of seedstock

1
First recorded in 1925–30; seed + stock

Words Nearby seedstock

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