replant

[ ree-plant, -plahnt ]

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.

replant

/ 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

Other Words From

• re·plan·ta·tion [ree-plan-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of replant¹

First recorded in 1565–75; re- + plant

Example Sentences

Believe me, these tree guys make sure that if it burns down, they find another magic place where no tree has ever grown, to replant.

From MIT Technology Review

That’s replanting a burned tract of forest land in the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, said Scott Anders, director of the Energy Policy Initiatives Center, which has contracted with the county on climate work in the past.

From Voice of San Diego

Five years later, the state still hasn’t collected a $14,000 fine, less than it would’ve cost to replant.

From ProPublica

It requires significantly less water to grow and doesn’t need to be uprooted when harvested, so it continues to grow without replanting.

From Popular-Science

Tetraploids are reproduced asexually, with replanted tubers, whereas diploids can be reproduced sexually, with pollinated seeds, and seeds are much easier to scale up for a new breed.

From MIT Technology Review

For this there is no remedy, except to plant and replant, until the tobacco itself kills the worm.

From Project Gutenberg

Here they lie; and the priests, if they can, may replant them.

From Project Gutenberg

The wheat was all killed and it was too late in the season to replant had they the means of doing so.

From Project Gutenberg

To-day I replant the same seeds as above after fourteen days' immersion.

From Project Gutenberg

At intervals of four years it will be necessary to lift, divide, and replant the roots on fresh ground.

From Project Gutenberg