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misplant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmɪsˌplænt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From mis- + plant.

Meanings

1. Something that has been misplanted.
2. A planting that has failed.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
misplants	Number=Plur		lexicographic

misplant en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /mɪsˈplænt/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From mis- + plant.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To plant badly or wrongly.
   • Thou art only misplanted in a base degenerate soil. 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
misplanting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
misplanted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
misplanted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
misplants	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic