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seed corn

noun

  1. ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.


seed corn

noun

  1. the good quality ears or kernels of corn that are used as seed
  2. assets or investments that are expected to provide profits in the future
“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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Origin of seed corn1

First recorded in 1585–95
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In 2016, Mo Hailong was sentenced to three years in prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from American seed corn companies.

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In addition to the nod to America’s birthday, the festival marks the 100th anniversary of the first acre of commercial hybrid seed corn, grown and harvested in Altoona in 1923.

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So instead of investing further in their businesses, they choose to eat their "seed corn" by prioritizing short-term gains over long-term investments and by "investing" additional profits in their shareholders.

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Mexico was where corn was first domesticated starting around 9,000 years ago, and in order to protect its native varieties, the country will still ban imports of GM seed corn.

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Mexico was where corn was first domesticated starting around 9,000 years ago, and the country will still ban imports of GM seed corn to protect native varieties.

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