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plant out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to set (a seedling that has been raised in a greenhouse, frame, or other sheltered place) to grow out in open ground

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Feeding it extra nutrients to trigger new growth stresses the plant out even more.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2022

Their grazing has wiped the plant out in six of seven areas it once thrived.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2021

Either that, Wilhelmi says, or you’ll have to break the pot to get the plant out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2021

Avent would yank a peanut plant out of the ground to show people where the nuts came from.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2019

He began to pull a plant out of the ground.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

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