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unplant en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + plant.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To dig up and remove (something planted).
   • But if you then decide you can afford to plant the trees anyway, whatever the effect on the landscape, flora and fauna, nobody can stop you — and again, no-one is going to ask you to unplant them once they're in the ground. 1986, Scottish Field, volume 132, page xx:
   • Anything you build or plant on your neighbor's land you might have to unbuild or unplant in the future. 2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer, page 5:

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