seed stock

noun

A stock of seed.

“The estate's present seed stock comprises seedlings, bulbs and various nuts.”

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Meanings

nounseed stock (plural seed stocks)

plural seed stocks

  1. literallyA stock of seed.
  2. Any supply for planting in general.

    The estate's present seed stock comprises seedlings, bulbs and various nuts.

  3. figurativelyAny source of new (notably young) individuals, especially those used for breeding

    Sustainable hunting and fishing cares as much for its seed stock as for catch or haul.

    1 more example

    Today, the Lyme Regis fossils tell us a clear story: The survivors of the Triassic mass extinction were the seedstock of a great cephalopod flourishing.

    2026 May 29, Peter Ward, “The Cephalopods Are Coming”, in Nautilus

Translations

Dutch zaaigoed, plantgoed
  • zaaigoedstock of seed
  • plantgoedsupply for planting
  • zaaigoedsource of new individuals
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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