ˈseed corn BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . British English people or things that will develop to become useful or successful in the future:
Young people are the seed corn management of the future.
2 . grain that is used for planting next year’s crops
ˈseed corn BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
1 . British English people or things that will develop to become useful or successful in the future:
Young people are the seed corn management of the future.
2 . grain that is used for planting next year’s crops
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012