replant

American  

[ree-plant, -plahnt] / riˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to plant again.

2. to cover again with plants, sow with seeds, etc..

   After the drought, we had to replant the south lawn.

3. to transfer (a plant) from one soil or container to another.

4. Surgery. to reattach, as a severed arm, finger, or toe, especially with the use of microsurgery to reconnect nerves and blood vessels.

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replant British  

/ riːˈplɑːnt /

verb

1. to plant again

   she replanted the bulbs that the dog had dug up

2. to reattach (a severed limb or part) by surgery

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Other Word Forms

• replantation noun

Etymology

Origin of replant

First recorded in 1565–75; re- + plant

Example Sentences

The landowner was also ordered to replant and maintain 176 trees on the site for 10 years.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Traditionally, farmers in Nigeria -- which produces 70 percent of the world's yams -- replant chunks of yams and cassava from the previous year's harvest, to grow this year's crop.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

It's November and it's unseasonably warm as John John Brown, a Muscogee elder, works to replant peach saplings.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

Since then, their monthly treks through the jungle have include mapping and monitoring tree coverage, cataloguing endemic plants and working with farmers to replant trees.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

She still moved slowly compared to her grandparents, but there were fewer “leaners” that she needed to replant.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata