seed catalog
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3.0
- noun
- /siːd ˈkætəlɒg/
- US
:
catálogo de semillas
- The local nursery provides a seed catalog that lists prices and descriptions for all available seeds.
- garden seed catalogs
- varieties in your seed catalog
- new seed catalog
Get your seed catalogs, look at them, love them, get excited.
- Get your seed catalogs, look at them, love them, get excited.
Examples
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As recently as 3 years ago, 76 seed catalogs still listed Wando—more than any other Charleston variety (see sidebar).
Academic text (1994) -
I enter my bedroom, sighing in resignation because I'll have to postpone looking through the new seed catalogue that came in the mail today until everyone is in bed.
Fiction book (1990) -
Get your seed catalogs, look at them, love them, get excited.
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In my room, I quickly search out the new seed catalog and position the lamp for the best light.
Fiction book (1990) -
You look at the seed catalogs and buy way more than you can reasonably plant and grow.
Blog text (32) -
We publish a seed catalog, you know.
Fiction book (1990) -
The first one, I have their seed catalog somewhere, but I don't know where it is.
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One of the best ways to gauge the economic impact of a crop is to check its availability in seed catalogs.
Academic text (1994) -
Now is the time to start poring over those seed catalogues and fantasize about the "perfect" garden for next year.
Blog text (33) -
The FEDCO seed catalog is the same and very politically astute.
Blog text (20)
Synonyms
211
2.5
A list of items with details, often in a book
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: a 'catalog' that lists or advertises 'seeds', so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a booklet or list of seeds. This noun–noun compound follows regular English compounding patterns and has clear parallels in other languages (e.g. catálogo de semillas), making it immediately understandable.
Etymology
Seed catalog is a compound noun that names a booklet or list that shows different seeds with pictures, short descriptions and prices so gardeners can choose what to buy from the catalog. So, seed catalog today means the booklet you use to order seeds.