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plant out

British

verb

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

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They are being cared for by the National Trust's Plant Conservation Centre, and will be ready to plant out next winter.

From BBC

The plant on Japan’s northern coast of Niigata is TEPCO’s only workable nuclear power plant since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami put its Fukushima Daiichi plant out of operation.

From Seattle Times

Tip the plant out of its container and look at the roots.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Grossi called conditions at the plant “out of control.”

From New York Times

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

From Salon

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