Seed bank

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of seed vault.

    ""Corn first developed in the northern Mexico area," said James Enote, director of the Zuni Conservation Project, which oversees the seed bank on the reservation.[…]Zuni farmers check out seeds from the seed bank with the agreement that they will return the same number or more, Mr. Enote said."

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seed repositoryseed reserveseed storeseed vaultstore plant seeds

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""Corn first developed in the northern Mexico area," said James Enote, director of the Zuni Conservation Project, which oversees the seed bank on the reservation.[…]Zuni farmers check out seeds from the seed bank with the agreement that they will return the same number or more, Mr. Enote said."

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