plantagen.

Brit.

/ˈplɑːntɪdʒ/,

/ˈplantɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈplæn(t)ɪdʒ/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: plant n.¹, -age suffix; French plantage.

Etymology: In sense 1 < plant n.¹ + -age suffix. In sense 2 probably < French plantage planting, cultivation of plants (1427 in Middle French), something that has been planted (a1525 in Middle French, now obsolete), plantation (especially in tropical colonies) (1694, now obsolete) < planter plant v. + -age -age suffix. With sense 2 compare ( < French) Dutch plantage cultivation of plants (1593 as †plantagie ), plantation (mid 17th cent. as †plantagie with reference to plantations in tropical colonies; earlier in more general sense ‘ground where shrubs, trees, etc. have been planted’ (1560 as †plantagie )), German Plantage plantation (mid 17th cent., first with reference to tropical plantations; perhaps < Dutch), and also earlier planting n., plantation n.

Now rare.

†1. Vegetation, herbage. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun]

greenOE

plantage1609

vegetation1744

greenery1816

macrovegetation1958

1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 173 As true as steele, as plantage to the moone. As sunne to day: as turtle to her mate.

1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iii. 22 To clear a circle there, And trample down the grass and plantage round.

2. Originally: †the cultivation of plants; planting (obsolete). In later use: a place in which plants are cultivated, a plantation.

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > planting > [noun]

plantingOE

plantationc1429

implanting1597

implantationa1600

plantage1632

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 14 There are neither Cornes, nor Wines, nor Village, Plantage, or Cultivage.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iv. viii. 328/2 All such as trade in tillage of Land, pasturage, or feeding of cattle or plantage in orderings of orchards and Gardens.

1734 G. H. Nissen Court Deposition 9 May in R. H. Low & R. Valls St. John Backtime (1985) 11/3 They also murdered a Levango Negro belonging to Castan, at the Company plantage under the gri-gri tree.

1975 J. L. Anderson Night of Silent Drums i. v. 24 The construction of the plantage had not progressed far enough for the terracing and planting of cane rattoons on these slopes.

1999 R. N. Proctor Nazi War on Cancer vii. 265 [Dachau] eventually boasted the largest medico-botanical research station in the world... The plantage produced almost all of the army's seasonings for the duration of the war.

2000 Prague (Czech Republic) Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. He expects to sell about 3,000 trees this year. Dealers base prices on tree type, size and the amount charged by plantages, the farms scattered around the country that grow the trees specifically for holiday consumption.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plantage
释义	plantagen. Brit. /ˈplɑːntɪdʒ/, /ˈplantɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈplæn(t)ɪdʒ/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: plant n.¹, -age suffix; French plantage. Etymology: In sense 1 < plant n.¹ + -age suffix. In sense 2 probably < French plantage planting, cultivation of plants (1427 in Middle French), something that has been planted (a1525 in Middle French, now obsolete), plantation (especially in tropical colonies) (1694, now obsolete) < planter plant v. + -age -age suffix. With sense 2 compare ( < French) Dutch plantage cultivation of plants (1593 as †plantagie ), plantation (mid 17th cent. as †plantagie with reference to plantations in tropical colonies; earlier in more general sense ‘ground where shrubs, trees, etc. have been planted’ (1560 as †plantagie )), German Plantage plantation (mid 17th cent., first with reference to tropical plantations; perhaps < Dutch), and also earlier planting n., plantation n. Now rare. †1. Vegetation, herbage. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > plants collectively > [noun] greenOE plantage1609 vegetation1744 greenery1816 macrovegetation1958 1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida iii. ii. 173 As true as steele, as plantage to the moone. As sunne to day: as turtle to her mate. View more context for this quotation 1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iii. 22 To clear a circle there, And trample down the grass and plantage round. 2. Originally: †the cultivation of plants; planting (obsolete). In later use: a place in which plants are cultivated, a plantation. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > planting > [noun] plantingOE plantationc1429 implanting1597 implantationa1600 plantage1632 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. i. 14 There are neither Cornes, nor Wines, nor Village, Plantage, or Cultivage. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iv. viii. 328/2 All such as trade in tillage of Land, pasturage, or feeding of cattle or plantage in orderings of orchards and Gardens. 1734 G. H. Nissen Court Deposition 9 May in R. H. Low & R. Valls St. John Backtime (1985) 11/3 They also murdered a Levango Negro belonging to Castan, at the Company plantage under the gri-gri tree. 1975 J. L. Anderson Night of Silent Drums i. v. 24 The construction of the plantage had not progressed far enough for the terracing and planting of cane rattoons on these slopes. 1999 R. N. Proctor Nazi War on Cancer vii. 265 [Dachau] eventually boasted the largest medico-botanical research station in the world... The plantage produced almost all of the army's seasonings for the duration of the war. 2000 Prague (Czech Republic) Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. He expects to sell about 3,000 trees this year. Dealers base prices on tree type, size and the amount charged by plantages, the farms scattered around the country that grow the trees specifically for holiday consumption. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1609
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