bedder

1 9.1

A plant that people grow to make a flower bed look attractive

noun
/ˈbɛdər/

Jargon

: planta de cama

Examples

PHOTO (COLOR): A disk bedder throwing up beds in preparation for planting can generate a lot of dust.

Academic text (2004)
In the garden, the new bedder was planted to enhance the colorful display of flowers.
The florist suggested adding a few more bedders to brighten up the flowerbed in spring.
She chose a variety of bedders to create a beautiful pattern in her backyard garden.

Synonyms

bedding plant

vsbedder

Specialized

1 3.2

A plant grown to put in a flowerbed for seasonal garden displays

is a variant term with identical meaning often used interchangeably

bedding geranium

vsbedder

Specialized

7.3

An upright garden plant with wavy leaves that have a dark edge and red, pink, or white flowers

is a general term for any flowerbed plant rather than this specific variety

Compounds

early-to-bedder

Informal

8.1

A person who goes to bed early most nights

Surface Forms

bedder singular

bedders plural

Morphology

bedder = bed (semi-transparent) = bed + er

The word is built from 'bed' + '-er', but the horticultural sense is specialized and not fully predictable for a learner from the base alone.

Etymology

Bedder comes from the simple word bed, meaning 'a place for plants', and the ending -er, meaning 'one that is used for'. So a bedder is a plant used to fill and decorate a flowerbed, which is why the word means a decorative plant for beds.