seedtime
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Definition
- Noun:
- The time during which seeds should be planted: The specific season or period suitable for sowing seeds in agriculture or gardening.
- Any time of new development: A figurative meaning referring to an early, formative stage or a period of initial growth and potential.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Spring is the seedtime for most crops in this region. (Spring is the season for planting most crops in this region.)
- The early 20th century was a seedtime for many modern artistic movements. (The early 20th century was a period of new development for many modern artistic movements.)
Advanced Usage
- "in the seedtime of": Used to describe being in the very beginning or formative phase of something.
- He was involved in the project in the seedtime of the industry. (He was involved in the project during the industry's earliest, formative period.)
Variants and Related Words
- Seed (n): The unit of reproduction from which a new plant grows; the origin or beginning of something.
- The idea was the seed for a great invention.
- Sowing (n): The act of planting seeds.
- The sowing must be completed before the rains come.
Synonyms
- Planting season: The season for sowing seeds.
- Formative period: A stage of development where something is taking shape.
- Inception: The beginning or start of something.
Related Idioms
- To sow the seeds of: To do something that will cause a particular situation, often a negative one, to develop in the future.
- His harsh words sowed the seeds of distrust. (His harsh words planted the initial cause for future distrust.)
Noun
- the time during which seeds should be planted
- any time of new development