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seedbed

seedbed

1 5.1
Prepared soil where gardeners grow young plants before moving them to a garden
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːdˌbɛd/
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  • It's important to maintain the moisture in the seedbed for the seeds to germinate successfully.
  • seedbed conditions
  • seedbed production

Examples

  • In early spring, farmers create a seedbed to sow their seeds before planting them in the field.

  • The gardener prepared a seedbed in the backyard to grow vegetables for the summer.

  • We're just basically going to use the seedbed to essentially hold the seed.

  • The best seedlings are kept in seedbeds for two years, with support sticks added in the fourth to eighth years.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The after-work materials can be further useful in the creation of seedbeds and benches for growing different crops.

    Blog text (17)

  • Some of the political activism discussed above can be attributed to the voluntary associations: they provided fertile seedbeds for discussions, bonding, leadership training, and the radicalization of women's political spaces.

    Academic text (2004)

How Prepared

seedbed
1 5.1
tilth
  • Specialized
1 9.9
tilled
3.2

Surface Forms

seedbed singular
seedbeds plural

Morphology

seedbed = seed + bed (transparent) = seed + bed

A direct, literal compound of 'seed' + 'bed' meaning a plot where seeds are sown; the meaning is predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Seedbed is made from seed and bed, and bed here means 'a place for plants to grow', like a flowerbed. So a seedbed is a prepared area of soil where seeds are sown and young plants are raised before they are moved.