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germplasm

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germplasm

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From germ + plasm. But compare germ plasm.

noun germplasms

  1. countable, uncountable Seeds or tissues maintained for the purpose of animal or plant breeding, preservation or other research uses. Since the number of problems that affect the bean crop is large, researchers in national and international programs have formed a network on genetic improvement in which germplasm evaluation and research results are exchanged.

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noun seeds or tissue preserved for any of several purposes

Españolgermoplasma
DeutschKeimplasma
Italianogermoplasma

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@misc{germplasm_2026,
  title = {germplasm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/germplasm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}