underplant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + plant.
Meanings
- A plant that has been planted underneath others.
Forms
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| underplants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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underplant en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From under- + plant.
Meanings
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(transitive) To plant underneath.
Such small, exquisite enclosures as the Sundial Garden beside the house, planted by Mr. Howard with near-black and white perennials chosen to bloom sequentially for 10 months of the year, or the Azalea Walk, with its underplanting of bulbs and season-extending clematis, cannot take care of themselves.
2007 August 23, Charles Elliott, “Organic Looks Easy, if You’ve Got a Royal Staff”, in New York Times:
- (transitive) To plant too little of.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| underplanting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underplanted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| underplanted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| underplants | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |