plantation

/plænˈteɪʃən/
noun
  1. A large farm, especially in a hot part of the world, where crops such as coffee, sugar, tobacco, or cotton are grown.
    • Tourists can visit a historic coffee plantation in the mountains.
    • Many workers lived on the plantation during the harvest season.
    • The old plantation grew sugarcane for over a hundred years.
  2. A group of trees that have been planted together, often for timber or other wood products.
    • The company owns a large pine plantation in the north of the state.
    • Wildfires can quickly destroy a whole plantation of young trees.
    • They planted a new eucalyptus plantation to supply paper mills.
  3. The act or process of planting something, especially seeds or young plants.
    • Proper plantation of the saplings ensures they will grow strong.
    • Spring is the best time for the plantation of vegetable seeds.
    • The plantation of new flowers along the highway improved the view.
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