sowingbed
nounUK /ˈsəʊɪŋbɛd/
US /ˈsoʊɪŋbɛd/
A small patch of ground where seeds are planted to grow into little plants.
We planted carrot seeds in the sowingbed behind the house.
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2. A place or situation where new ideas or people are nurtured and developed.
The school became a sowingbed for young artists.
3. A prepared area of soil kept for germinating seeds before they are moved elsewhere.
The gardener watered the sowingbed every morning.
4. A source from which something spreads or grows.
That little café was a sowingbed of local music.