seed tray
- noun
- /siːd treɪ/
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bandeja de semillas
- After sowing the seeds in the seed tray, water them gently to keep the soil moist.
And I had the seed trays under humidity domes.
- And I had the seed trays under humidity domes.
- So the first thing that I'm doing right here is I'm actually I'm just dibbling my seed trays.
Examples
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Mix moist grit and peat in a seed tray, and then place the cutting on top.
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I started them in seed trays
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Another reason I do like these girl like systems is that they do house one of my favorite seed trays perfectly.
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And I had the seed trays under humidity domes.
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Fill the seed tray with potting soil before planting your seeds.
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She used a seed tray to start her vegetable garden indoors.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flat, shallow container used to carry or hold food and dishes
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A shallow tray used to start young plants in a greenhouse
A small box used to plant and grow young seeds
A container used to grow edible shoots from seeds like bean sprouts
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Morphology
The meaning 'a shallow container for sowing seeds' is directly and predictably formed from 'seed' (what goes in it) + 'tray' (a flat container), so the referent is immediately inferable. This noun-noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic composition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Seed tray comes from the simple image of a shallow tray holding many seeds where they start to grow. Gardeners put seeds in a seed tray to give them warmth, water and space to grow before moving them, so the name means 'a low container for sowing and raising young plants'.