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Definition of "replant" [re•plant]

  • To plant (something) again or in a new place: separated and replanted the perennials. (verb-transitive)
  • To supply with new plants: replant a window box. (verb-transitive)
  • To reattach (an organ or limbs, for example) surgically to the original site. (verb-transitive)
  • Something replanted. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "replant" in a sentence
  • "Now, a certain variety is being planted, but each time it is necessary to replant, that is to say, to replace those plants which are not developing properly, seedlings of higher quality will be used, hybrid seedlings, which have a much higher yield but which also require greater knowledge."
  • "Experts from the Colorado Association of Lawn Care Professionals, Front Range Community College, area Scout troops and dozens of others have volunteered to "replant" Riverside beginning Wednesday, which is Earth Day."
  • "Unless post-evangelicals can "replant" our movement in the"