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seed corn

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seed corn
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) the good quality ears or kernels of corn that are used as seed
2. assets or investments that are expected to provide profits in the future
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Noun1.seed cornseed corn - good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting
seed grain
seed stock - a supply of seeds (or tubers) reserved for planting


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By giving a chattel mortgage on their growing wheat, they borrowed enough, at twenty per cent, to buy seed corn and a plow.
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