misplant

English

Etymology

mis- + plant

Pronunciation

  • (General American, verb) IPA(key): /mɪsˈplænt/
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  • (General American, noun) IPA(key): /ˈmɪsˌplænt/
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Verb

misplant (third-person singular simple present misplants, present participle misplanting, simple past and past participle misplanted)

  1. (transitive) To plant badly or wrongly.
    • 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy:
      Thou art only misplanted in a base degenerate soil.

Noun

misplant (plural misplants)

  1. Something that has been misplanted.
  2. A planting that has failed.

Anagrams

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