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seed⋅bed

  [seed-bed]
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–noun
1. land prepared for seeding.
2. a plot of ground for seedlings.
3. a place of development; source.
Origin:
1650–60; seed + bed
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seed·bed   (sēd'běd')   
n.  

  1. A bed of soil cultivated for planting seeds.

  2. An area or source of growth or gradual manifestation: a seedbed of revolution.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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