oyster bed

noun

: a place where oysters grow or are cultivated

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Explore the mangroves and oyster beds near Strickland and Turnbull bays during this paddling trip in Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve. Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025 Other research projects that will cease include a program that recycles oyster shells from restaurants for use in restoring oyster beds. Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025 This focus on waste management extends to another pressing issue: the loss of oyster beds (a worldwide problem that’s particularly relevant here) and the surplus of shells, many stemming from the Lowcountry tradition of oyster roasts. Lauren Mowery, AFAR Media, 13 Dec. 2024 The Health Department closed all the oyster beds, with New York's last shut in 1927. Harriet Marsden, theweek, 24 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for oyster bed

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oyster bed was in 1591

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“Oyster bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oyster%20bed. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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oyster bed

noun
: a place where oysters grow or are cultivated
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