seedbed

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːdˌbɛd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sēd′bed′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
seed•bed  (sēd′bed′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Agriculture, Botanyland prepared for seeding.
  2. Agriculture, Botanya plot of ground for seedlings.
  3. a place of development;
    source.
  • seed + bed 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
seedbed / ˈsiːdˌbɛd/
  1. a plot of land in which seeds or seedlings are grown before being transplanted
  2. the place where something develops
'seedbed' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
peat moss

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