Seed bank may refer to:
- Seedbank, a repository of preserved seeds
- The store of viable plant seed in an ecosystem; for example:
- Soil seed bank, the viable seed present in the soil;
- Canopy seed bank, the viable seed stored in the canopy of a serotinous tree or shrub.
Famous quotes containing the words seed and/or bank:
“He who eats the fruit should at least plant the seed; ay, if possible, a better seed than that whose fruit he has enjoyed.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“... an adamantine island chained to the shifting bank of the Channel.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)