seedbed

[ seed-bed ]

noun

1. land prepared for seeding.
2. a plot of ground for seedlings.
3. a place of development; source.

seedbed

/ ˈsiːdˌbɛd /

noun

1. a plot of land in which seeds or seedlings are grown before being transplanted
2. the place where something develops

   the seedbed of discontent

Word History and Origins

Origin of seedbed¹

First recorded in 1650–60; seed + bed

Example Sentences

To protect the young plants, the seedbed was usually covered with oak leaves, though straw was used occasionally.

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I was so impressed with its beauty that I took it from where it bloomed in the seedbed and planted it at my house in the garden.

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The seedbed must be as level as a floor, and compact, for good use to be made of the wheel-seeder.

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But if, from any cause, they have made a feeble growth, it is better to let them remain in the seedbed another year.

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The usual practice is to keep the seedlings one year in the seedbed and two years in the nursery rows before they are set out.

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