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| 1. | [ noun ] an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) | |
| Related terms: | estate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) | |
| Examples: | "the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century" |
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| Related terms: | colony North_America | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (geography) garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth | |
| Synonyms: | grove orchard woodlet | |
| Related terms: | garden orange_grove lemon_grove peach_orchard apple_orchard | |
| Similar spelling: |
planation Plantago plantain planting plant-eating plantar_wart plant_part pliantness plantsman plantar plantal Plantae Plantagenet pliantly plantlet plant_family plantain_lily plentiful Plantaginales plant_kingdom plantain_tree plentifulness plentitude plant_life |
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