seed grain

Noun

Meaning

good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

seed corn poppy seed locust bean gum carob bean flour carob flour carob seed flour seeds for sowing

Hypernyms

seed stock

Examples

Ever since man began to till the soil and learned not to eat the seed grain but to plant it and wait for harvest, the postponement of gratification has been the basis of a higher standard of living and of civilization. S. I. Hayakawa

Close letter words and terms

seed funder seed funding seed gall seed jacket seed layer seed library