replant

[ ree-plant, -plahnt ]

verb (used with object)

to plant again.
to cover again with plants, sow with seeds, etc.: After the drought, we had to replant the south lawn.

to transfer (a plant) from one soil or container to another.
Surgery. to reattach, as a severed arm, finger, or toe, especially with the use of microsurgery to reconnect nerves and blood vessels.

Origin of replant

First recorded in 1565–75; re- + plant

Other words from replant

re·plan·ta·tion [ree-plan-tey-shuhn], /ˌri plænˈteɪ ʃən/, noun

Words Nearby replant

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How to use replant in a sentence

Believe me, these tree guys make sure that if it burns down, they find another magic place where no tree has ever grown, to replant.
Bill Gates: Rich nations should shift entirely to synthetic beef | James Temple | February 15, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
That’s replanting a burned tract of forest land in the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, said Scott Anders, director of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center, which has contracted with the county on climate work in the past.
Farmers Want to Create San Diego’s Carbon Dumps | MacKenzie Elmer | February 3, 2021 | Voice of San Diego
Five years later, the state still hasn’t collected a $14,000 fine, less than it would’ve cost to replant.
Timber Tax Cuts Cost Oregon Towns Billions. Then Polluted Water Drove Up the Price. | by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive | January 1, 2021 | ProPublica
It requires significantly less water to grow and doesn’t need to be uprooted when harvested, so it continues to grow without replanting.
Best sheets: Choose the right bed linens for a good night’s sleep | Carsen Joenk | December 18, 2020 | Popular-Science
Tetraploids are reproduced asexually, with replanted tubers, whereas diploids can be reproduced sexually, with pollinated seeds, and seeds are much easier to scale up for a new breed.
Potato innovation has stagnated for decades. Sexual reproduction might get it unstuck. | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology Review

For this there is no remedy, except to plant and replant, until the tobacco itself kills the worm.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
Here they lie; and the priests, if they can, may replant them.
The Writings of Thomas Paine, Volume IV. | Thomas Paine
The wheat was all killed and it was too late in the season to replant had they the means of doing so.
The Land of Lure | Elliott Smith
To-day I replant the same seeds as above after fourteen days' immersion.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I (of II) | Charles Darwin
At intervals of four years it will be necessary to lift, divide, and replant the roots on fresh ground.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and Sons

British Dictionary definitions for replant

replant

/ (riːˈplɑːnt) /

verb(tr)

to plant again: she replanted the bulbs that the dog had dug up
to reattach (a severed limb or part) by surgery

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