Dictionary

replant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹiːplɑːnt/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹiːplænt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Proto-West Germanic *plantu Old English plante Middle English plante English plant English replant From re- + plant.

Meanings

1. The act of planting again.

Forms

replant en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɹiːˈplænt/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɹiːˈplɑːnt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Proto-West Germanic *plantu Old English plante Middle English plante English plant English replant From re- + plant.

Meanings

1. To plant again, especially to plant in a different place, using different plants, or in a different design.
   • As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field. In Paris 22 hectares of roof have been planted, out of a potential total of 80 hectares. 2013 May 10, Audrey Garric, “Urban canopies let nature bloom”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 22, page 30:

Forms

Coordinates

transplant

Deriveds

replanter · replantable

Hyponyms

oversow · overseed · resow · reseed

Translations (1)

es resembrar (replant)