seed corn

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsseed grain

   Broaderseed stock

Questions about seed corn

What does seed corn mean?

seed corn means "good quality seeds (as kernels of corn) that are reserved for planting".

What is another word for seed corn?

Close synonyms include seed grain. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is seed corn a common word?

seed corn is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.