seedstock

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sēdstok′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
seed•stock  (sēdstok′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Animal Husbandry, Agricultureseed, tubers, or roots selected and kept for planting.
  2. Animal Husbandryanimals, esp. pedigreed livestock, maintained for breeding purposes.
  3. Agriculturethe animals needed to replenish a population, as after hunting or fishing.
Also, seed stock′. 
  • seed + stock 1925–30

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