"seed bank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seed banks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} seed bank (plural seed banks)
  1. Synonym of seed vault Wikidata QID: Q1426613 Synonyms: seed vault [synonym, synonym-of], seedbank
    Sense id: en-seed_bank-en-noun-en:Q1426613 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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