Dictionary

seedbed en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsidˌbɛd/

Etymology

From seed + bed.

Meanings

1. Ground prepared for the planting of seeds.
2. (figuratively) A place conducive to development and attainment.
   • Paris was a seedbed of artistic creation in the 1920s.

Forms

Synonyms

hotbed

Translations (42)

es semillero (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ko 묘상 (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ta நாற்றங்கால் (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · cmn 苗床 (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · de Saatbett (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · de Nährboden (figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment) · es almaciguero (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · mi tāpapa (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ru гря́дка (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ru расса́дник (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · izh lava (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · gl morteiro (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ja 苗圃 (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · pl szkółka (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · hi बीअड़ (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · de Saatbeet (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ga ceapach síl (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · es almacigal (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · gl pebideiro (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · sw kitalu (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · mi pārekereke (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · pl zaczątek (figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment) · es almáciga (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ta நாற்றங்கொல்லை (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · tr yastık (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ja 苗床 (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ta நாற்றுப்பாத்தி (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · gl porral (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · gl sementeiro (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · es colino (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · es plantario (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · pl zarzewie (figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment) · gl alcouve (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ota یاصدق (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · ko 묘포 (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · es semillero (figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment) · cmn 苗圃 (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · fi kylvöpenkki (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · pl rozsadnik (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · es almácigo (ground prepared for planting of seeds) · fi kasvualusta (figuratively: place conducive to development and attainment) · bo སོན་ཞིང (ground prepared for planting of seeds)