Definition of Seed grain

1. Noun. Good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting.

Exact synonyms: Seed Corn
Generic synonyms: Seed Stock

Definition of Seed grain

1. Noun. Grain seed saved from one year's harvest for the subsequent year's planting. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Seed Grain

seecatch
seecatchie
seed-lac
seed beetle
seed cake
seed catalog
seed catalogue
seed change
seed coat
seed corn
seed drill
seed fern
seed fill
seed fills
seed grain (current term)
seed lac
seed leaf
seed leaves
seed money
seed moneys
seed monies
seed oyster
seed pearl
seed pearls
seed pit
seed plant
seed plants
seed shrimp
seed stock

Literary usage of Seed grain

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1891)
"seed grain was needed for use in the spring, and in many cases food must be supplied. On Jan. 22 the Legislature passed a resolution appointing a committee ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"Section 7 is as follows: "The fund arising from the sale of said bonds shall be applied exclusively by said board for the purchase of seed-grain for ..."

3. Manual of Plant Diseases by Paul Sorauer, Gustav Lindau, Ludwig Reh, Frances Dorrance (1922)
"Wheat grains with roots not originating from the embryo but springing from the hypertrophied testa at the tip of the seed grain. the grain in different ..."

4. Baptist Missionary Magazine by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1897)
"Being on tour among the people we saw these things and heard the cries of the poor people whose lands were lying waste for lack of seed grain. ..."

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