[ nur-suh-ree-muhn ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA.

nursery, place where plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stock for budding and grafting, or for sale. Commercial nurseries produce and distribute woody and herbaceous plants, including ornamental trees, shrubs, and bulb crops.

A nursery is an enclosed place where plants such as paddy, cabbage and some flowering plants are grown to a desired age since they require special care. Once they mature to a certain age, they are transplanted in larger fields.

Generally a good nursery should consist of water tank/pond, water pump/pump house, seed and fertilizer store room, implement shed, germination/mother bed area; potting/container filling area, seedling raising area, worker mess/hall, office room, propagation structures, compost area, etc.