"seedhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seedhouses [plural]
Etymology: seed + house Etymology templates: {{compound|en|seed|house}} seed + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} seedhouse (plural seedhouses)
  1. A business that specializes in selling seeds, especially one that operates via mail order.
    Sense id: en-seedhouse-en-noun-aFiilq9D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4
  2. A building that is used for storing seeds.
    Sense id: en-seedhouse-en-noun-WvwA4r2d

Inflected forms

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