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

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2023

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

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

From BBC Aug. 28, 2021

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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