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seed potato

British  

noun

  1. a potato tuber used for planting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The seed potato industry says the lost market opportunity into the EU has cost £75m over the last five years.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2025

He said it would help the livestock sector, specifically beef and lamb producers, as well as the seed potato industry which had suffered in recent years.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

Scientists had been predicting that PCN would wipe out Scotland’s seed potato industry by 2050.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024

In December, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said a national survey detected no potato wart in seed potato fields not already under surveillance.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2022

Most of the seed potato varieties found in garden centers are early or midseason types chosen by farmers for yield without regard to flavor or nutrition.

From Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway by Solomon, Steve

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