pépinière

See also: pepiniere

French

Etymology

From pépin +‎ -ière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.pi.njɛʁ/

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Noun

pépinière f (plural pépinières)

1. nursery (for trees)
2. (figuratively) breeding ground

Further reading

• “pépinière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.