seed|bed
1seed|bed — «SEED BEHD», noun. 1. a piece of ground prepared for planting seed: »For a good seedbed, topsoil is needed…about eight inches deep after it has settled (New York Times). 2. Figurative: »The Middle East provides 80 per cent of the oil required by… …
2seed-bed — see seedbed …
3seed-bed — place from growing young plants, plant nursery, place to tend to plant sprouts …
4seed·bed — /ˈsiːdˌbɛd/ noun, pl beds [count] : an area of soil prepared for planting seeds sometimes used figuratively a seedbed for innovation [=a place/situation in which innovation can occur] …
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6Stale seed bed — A false or stale seed bed is a useful organic weed control technique which involves creating a seedbed some weeks before seed is due to be sown. Preparation of such seedbed makes sure that any weed seeds that have been disturbed and brought to… …
7seed — n. & v. n. 1 a a flowering plant s unit of reproduction (esp. in the form of grain) capable of developing into another such plant. b seeds collectively, esp. as collected for sowing (is full of seed; to be kept for seed). 2 a semen. b milt. 3… …
8seed oyster — seed′ oy ster n. ivt a very young oyster, esp. one suitable for transplanting to start an oyster bed • Etymology: 1880–85 …
9bed — Synonyms and related words: Colonial bed, Hollywood bed, Japanese garden, a world without end bargain, accommodation, accommodations, alliance, alpine garden, aqueduct, arboretum, arroyo, band, base, basement, basin, basis, bassinet, bearing wall …
10seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… …
