“A place where genetic material is stored, usually as seed, and/or plant material, and conserved for future use.”

References

International society for horticultural science. International Code for the Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, Ninth Edition. Scripta Horticulturae 18. Eds. Brickell, C.D., Alexander, C., Cubey, J.J., David, J.C., Hoffman, M.H.A., Leslie, A.C., Malécot, V., Xiaobai Jin. ISHS, Leuven, Belgium. June, 2016. Pp.190. ISBN: 978-94-6261-116-0