seedtime

7.7

The time of year when farmers plant crops

: época de siembra

"While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease."

Examples

He knew the love of Christ; he lived in the rhythm of confession and absolution the way rural folks live in the rhythm of seedtime and harvest.

Blog text (15)
Farmers often plan their planting schedule around the seedtime to ensure a successful harvest.
In many cultures, seedtime is celebrated as a time of hope and renewal for the coming year.
The farmer eagerly awaited seedtime, knowing it signaled the start of a new growing season.

growing season

vsseedtime

9 2.5

The part of the year when plants grow best

is the time for sowing seeds rather than the later growth period

growing season

9 2.5

seedtime

7.7

late-flowering

4.4

off-season

31 3.4

seedtime singular

seedtimes plural

seedtime = seed + time (transparent) = seed + time

Literal compound of 'seed' + 'time' meaning the season for sowing seeds, directly derivable by learners.

The word seedtime is made of seed 'seed' and time 'time', and it originally named the season when farmers plant seeds.