seed banking

noun

The keeping of seeds in seed vaults.

Meanings

nounseed banking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe keeping of seeds in seed vaults.

    Seed-banking offers a crucial, last-hope insurance policy against extinction.

    2020 January 29, Emily Underwood, “A New Phacelia Hidden in Plain Sight”, in Flora Magazine
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APA

seed banking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20banking

MLA

“seed banking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20banking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seed banking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20banking.

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