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plantwise en · ADV

Etymology

From plant + -wise.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In the manner of a plant (non-animal organism).
    • According to him, the top hat should be thought of as the pot from which Man grew from the head upwards, bifurcating plantwise at the hips. 2004, Stéphane Mallarmé, Philip Nicholas Furbank, Alex M. Cain, Mallarmé on fashion:
  2. (not-comparable) In terms of plants (industrial sites).
    • Another example would be a similar report, plantwise, listing departments rather than individuals. 1963, Charles W. Brennan, Wage administration: plans, practices, and principles: