noun
- areas of soil prepared for planting seeds
- places or conditions that encourage the development or growth of something
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The gardener prepared several seedbeds for the spring vegetables.
- Rich, well-drained soil makes the best seedbeds for most crops.
- Universities often serve as seedbeds for new ideas and innovation.
- The refugee camps became seedbeds for disease and unrest.
- These fertile seedbeds will produce healthy seedlings in a few weeks.
- Urban areas can be seedbeds for both crime and creativity.