SEEDBED


Meaning of SEEDBED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : the soil or forest floor upon which seed becomes bedded: as

a. : the surface soil of cultivated land prepared by tillage for the seeding of a crop

b. : a bed usually of fine soil for growth of plants from seeds preparatory to transplantation

c. : a subdivision of a tree nursery for raising seedlings

2. : a place or source of growth or development

must protect and extend our basic research as the seedbed of new advances — J.R.Killian

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.