seedstock

or seed stock

[ seed-stok ]

noun

1. seed, tubers, or roots selected and kept for planting.
2. animals, especially pedigreed livestock, maintained for breeding purposes.
3. the animals needed to replenish a population, as after hunting or fishing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seedstock¹

First recorded in 1925–30; seed + stock

Example Sentences

They’re sold to Asian aquaculture companies for use as seedstock so they can be grown to maturity and used as food, such as sushi.

From Washington Times

The fishermen seek the eels, called elvers, so they can be sold as seedstock to Asian aquaculture companies.

From Washington Times

The fishermen seek the eels, called elvers, so they can be sold as seedstock to Asian aquaculture companies.

From Seattle Times

“Because you would expect that there would still be some seedstock in the soil and the birds and wildlife will be dispersing seeds.”

From Scientific American

Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service will fuel the study at the seedstock, cow-calf and stocker producer stages of the beef supply chain, the institute said in a news release.

From Washington Times