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

Related formsre·plan·ta·tion

[ree-plan-tey-shuh n] /ˌri plænˈteɪ ʃən/, noun

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Historical Examples of replant

It is torn from its roots; and it is idle to replant it; it will not grow.
Appearances
Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
When you replant, put them from twelve to eighteen inches apart.
The Children's Book of Gardening
Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
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
Here they lie, and the priests, if they can, may replant them.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864
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British Dictionary definitions for replant

replant

verb (tr)

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

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Word Origin and History for replant

1570s, from re- "back, again" + plant (v.). Related: Replanted; replanting.

replant in Medicine

replant

[rē-plănt′]

To reattach an organ, limb, or other body part surgically to the original site.

An organ, limb, or body part that has been replanted.