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plant out

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

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

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

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2022

As you hold the base of the pot, gently jiggle the plant out.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2022

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2021

I purchased Solara Industries simply so I could move their plant out of Lambert, ruining the Allens’ land lease.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

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