seed library

noun

An institution or community resource that lends or shares seeds.

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Meanings

nounseed library (plural seed libraries)

plural seed libraries

  1. An institution or community resource that lends or shares seeds.

    As with other seed libraries, he also aims to encourage biodiversity, to offer an alternative to the genetically modified seeds produced by large corporations and to make money.

    2010 October 6, Joy Y. Wang, “A Seed Library for Heirloom Plants Thrives in the Hudson Valley”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Translations

Dutch zadenbibliotheek
  • zadenbibliotheekTranslations
French grainothèque
  • grainothèqueTranslations
Italian semiteca
  • semitecaTranslations
Portuguese biblioteca de sementes
  • biblioteca de sementesTranslations
Russian библиотека семян
  • библиотека семян (biblioteka semjan)Translations
Spanish biblioteca de semillas
  • biblioteca de semillasTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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