Seedbed

//ˈsidˌbɛd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Ground prepared for the planting of seeds.
  2. 2
    a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting wordnet
  3. 3
    A place conducive to development and attainment. figuratively

    "Paris was a seedbed of artistic creation in the 1920s."

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conservatoryglasshousegreenhousehotbedhothousenursery

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"Paris was a seedbed of artistic creation in the 1920s."

Etymology

From seed + bed.

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