seedstock

 [seed-stok]  

seed·stock

   [seed-stok]
noun
1.
seed, tubers, or roots selected and kept for planting.
2.
animals, especially pedigreed livestock, maintained for breeding purposes.
3.
the animals needed to replenish a population, as after hunting or fishing.
Also, seed stock.

Origin:
1925–30; seed + stock
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