"seedbed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seedbeds [plural]
Etymology: seed + bed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|seed|bed}} seed + bed Head templates: {{en-noun}} seedbed (plural seedbeds)
  1. Ground prepared for the planting of seeds. Translations (ground prepared for planting of seeds): 苗床 (miáochuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), 苗圃 (miáopǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), kylvöpenkki (Finnish), morteiro [masculine] (Galician), pebideiro [masculine] (Galician), alcouve [masculine] (Galician), porral [masculine] (Galician), sementeiro [masculine] (Galician), Saatbett [neuter] (German), Saatbeet [neuter] (German), बीअड़ (bīaṛ) [feminine] (Hindi), ceapach síl [feminine] (Irish), 苗床 (naedoko) (alt: なえどこ) (Japanese), 苗圃 (byōho) (alt: びょうほ) (Japanese), 묘상 (myosang) (Korean), 묘포 (myopo) (Korean), pārekereke (Maori), tāpapa (Maori), یاصدق (yasdık) (Ottoman Turkish), rozsadnik [masculine] (Polish), szkółka [feminine] (Polish), расса́дник (rassádnik) [masculine] (Russian), гря́дка (grjádka) [feminine] (Russian), semillero (Spanish), almácigo [masculine] (Spanish), almáciga [feminine] (Spanish), நாற்றங்கால் (nāṟṟaṅkāl) (Tamil), நாற்றுப்பாத்தி (nāṟṟuppātti) (Tamil), நாற்றங்கொல்லை (nāṟṟaṅkollai) (Tamil), སོན་ཞིང (son zhing) (Tibetan)
    Sense id: en-seedbed-en-noun-CyteaOjB Disambiguation of 'ground prepared for planting of seeds': 99 1
  2. (figuratively) A place conducive to development and attainment. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: hotbed Translations (figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment): kasvualusta (Finnish), Nährboden [masculine] (German), semillero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-seedbed-en-noun-RnlWpd~I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of 'figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment': 0 100

Inflected forms

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