seedbedn.

Brit.

/ˈsiːdbɛd/, U.S.

/ˈsidˌbɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seed n., bed n.

Etymology: < seed n. + bed n.

a. The source of some future development; the place where an idea or practice is first cultivated and encouraged. Usually with of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] > place of origin and early development

wombc1400

promptuary?a1425

seminairc1440

nursery1509

matrice1555

seed plot1556

matrix1586

seminary1592

seedbed1618

nidus1807

whence1832

breeding-place1841

breeding-ground1856

breeding range1890

whenceness1922

1618 R. Daborne Serm. preached Waterford 17 It is worthy your eare, your regard, who haue power to constitute Iudges ouer inferior Courts, the seed-beds of corruption & oppression.

1795 R. Graves Farmer's Son 12 The plot was laid; all three retir'd To drink at the next pot-house—Of every vice and wicked deed The seed-bed and the hot-house.

1826 E. Irving Babylon II. viii. 312 The Church hath been set into action to prepare the seed-bed of the truth over the earth.

1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 July 2/1 There must have been seed-beds of disease to have produced leprosy in houses and in people.

1920 Times 7 Jan. 13/3 It would be a seed-bed of war and an incessant provocative of the dreams which lead to war.

1975 R. P. Warren Democracy & Poetry i. 12 For all the differences between the philosophers and ‘the general’, they all sprang from the same seedbed.

2013 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 Jan. a11 The common public school is the seedbed of democracy.

b. literal. A piece of ground prepared for sowing seeds, esp. for raising seedlings to be transplanted; a seed plot. Also: the seedlings growing in such ground (rare).

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > [noun] > seed-bed

seedbed1660

plant bed1784

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > bed or plot > seed-bed

seminairc1440

seminaryc1440

seed plot1577

seedbed1660

1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 25 In seeds that are long in coming up, the seed bed is not to be digged up the first winter.

1685 Compl. Planter & Cyderist i. 13 All Seed-plants ought to be transplanted or removed after one Summers growth on the Seed-bed.

1723 P. Blair Pharmaco-botanologia i. 38 Like a Fir-tree, when in the Seed Bed, but much less.

1786 J. Abercrombie Gardener's Pocket Dict. II. 69 Thinning the seed-beds, gives the remaining plants room to grow more robust for final planting.

1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 191 They should never be allowed to remain more than two years in the seed-bed, for in that case they will be completely spoiled.

1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa 178 He will cut up the soil into a seed-bed of the pattern required.

1904 Times 29 Aug. 2/4 Rye and trifolium may be relied upon to germinate freely in the warm moist seedbeds.

1919 Internat. Rev. Sci. & Pract. Agric. 10 572 The stone pine requires much attention: thinning the seedbeds in the 3rd or 4th year, followed by other thinnings.

1994 R. Labrada in R. Labrada et al. Weed Managem. Developing Countries xviii. 369 Production of vigorous seedlings requires a weed free seedbed throughout the growing period.

2013 Waitrose Weekend 25 July 15/5 Make a seedbed and sow a few biennials.

†2. Botany. The placenta of a plant; = placenta n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > style or pistil and related parts > carpel and placenta

placenta1681

placentule1682

seedbed1720

trophosperm1819

replum1828

carpel1835

spermaphore1847

hemicarp1854

spermophore-

1720 P. Blair Bot. Ess. ii. 54 As the Seeds ripen, and separate from the proper Placentæ or Seed-beds.

1821 tr. A. P. de Candolle & K. Sprengel Elements Philos. Plants 77 Thalamia are close round seed-beds, in the substance of the leaf.

1840 A. Eaton & J. W. Wright N. Amer. Bot. (ed. 8) 541 Carpella simple, distinct, immersed in a fleshy seed bed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seedbed
释义	seedbedn. Brit. /ˈsiːdbɛd/, U.S. /ˈsidˌbɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: seed n., bed n. Etymology: < seed n. + bed n. 1. a. The source of some future development; the place where an idea or practice is first cultivated and encouraged. Usually with of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] > place of origin and early development wombc1400 promptuary?a1425 seminairc1440 nursery1509 matrice1555 seed plot1556 matrix1586 seminary1592 seedbed1618 nidus1807 whence1832 breeding-place1841 breeding-ground1856 breeding range1890 whenceness1922 1618 R. Daborne Serm. preached Waterford 17 It is worthy your eare, your regard, who haue power to constitute Iudges ouer inferior Courts, the seed-beds of corruption & oppression. 1795 R. Graves Farmer's Son 12 The plot was laid; all three retir'd To drink at the next pot-house—Of every vice and wicked deed The seed-bed and the hot-house. 1826 E. Irving Babylon II. viii. 312 The Church hath been set into action to prepare the seed-bed of the truth over the earth. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 9 July 2/1 There must have been seed-beds of disease to have produced leprosy in houses and in people. 1920 Times 7 Jan. 13/3 It would be a seed-bed of war and an incessant provocative of the dreams which lead to war. 1975 R. P. Warren Democracy & Poetry i. 12 For all the differences between the philosophers and ‘the general’, they all sprang from the same seedbed. 2013 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 Jan. a11 The common public school is the seedbed of democracy. b. literal. A piece of ground prepared for sowing seeds, esp. for raising seedlings to be transplanted; a seed plot. Also: the seedlings growing in such ground (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > sowing > [noun] > seed-bed seedbed1660 plant bed1784 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > bed or plot > seed-bed seminairc1440 seminaryc1440 seed plot1577 seedbed1660 1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 25 In seeds that are long in coming up, the seed bed is not to be digged up the first winter. 1685 Compl. Planter & Cyderist i. 13 All Seed-plants ought to be transplanted or removed after one Summers growth on the Seed-bed. 1723 P. Blair Pharmaco-botanologia i. 38 Like a Fir-tree, when in the Seed Bed, but much less. 1786 J. Abercrombie Gardener's Pocket Dict. II. 69 Thinning the seed-beds, gives the remaining plants room to grow more robust for final planting. 1830 J. Baxter Libr. Agric. & Hort. Knowl. 191 They should never be allowed to remain more than two years in the seed-bed, for in that case they will be completely spoiled. 1852 C. W. Hoskyns Talpa 178 He will cut up the soil into a seed-bed of the pattern required. 1904 Times 29 Aug. 2/4 Rye and trifolium may be relied upon to germinate freely in the warm moist seedbeds. 1919 Internat. Rev. Sci. & Pract. Agric. 10 572 The stone pine requires much attention: thinning the seedbeds in the 3rd or 4th year, followed by other thinnings. 1994 R. Labrada in R. Labrada et al. Weed Managem. Developing Countries xviii. 369 Production of vigorous seedlings requires a weed free seedbed throughout the growing period. 2013 Waitrose Weekend 25 July 15/5 Make a seedbed and sow a few biennials. †2. Botany. The placenta of a plant; = placenta n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > style or pistil and related parts > carpel and placenta placenta1681 placentule1682 seedbed1720 trophosperm1819 replum1828 carpel1835 spermaphore1847 hemicarp1854 spermophore- 1720 P. Blair Bot. Ess. ii. 54 As the Seeds ripen, and separate from the proper Placentæ or Seed-beds. 1821 tr. A. P. de Candolle & K. Sprengel Elements Philos. Plants 77 Thalamia are close round seed-beds, in the substance of the leaf. 1840 A. Eaton & J. W. Wright N. Amer. Bot. (ed. 8) 541 Carpella simple, distinct, immersed in a fleshy seed bed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1618
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