| 单词 | plantation |
| 释义 | plantation (once / 603 pages) n A plantation is a large agricultural property dedicated to planting a few crops on a large scale. If you dream of having 3,000 acres to raise cucumbers on, then you have dreams of a cucumber plantation. Plantation doesn't have to only mean massive single-product farms. A small grove of trees is also called a plantation, but usually when we use the word we mean the big farms. Surely you've heard of southern plantations before the Civil War that raised cotton and tobacco with slave labor. In Latin America many international companies own banana and coffee plantations. WORD FAMILYplantation: plantations+/plant: plantal, plantation, planted, planter, planting, plantlet, plants, replant/planted: unplanted/planter: planters/planting: plantings/plantlet: plantlets/replant: replanted, replanting USAGE EXAMPLESBefore slavery was restricted by the Spanish crown, in 1542, slaving parties scoured Honduras, kidnapping Indians to work plantations, mines, and households. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Years after the war ended, the plantation was put up for sale. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) The main issue for orangutans in Southeast Asia is palm oil plantations. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas) Hypo|Hyper orangery a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use 2n garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth Syn|Hypo|Hyper grove, orchard, woodlet apple orchard a grove of apple trees lemon grovea grove of lemon trees orange grovegrove of orange trees peach orcharda grove of peach trees garden a plot of ground where plants are cultivated Plantation (once / 9548 pages) n WORD FAMILY Plantation: Plantations USAGE EXAMPLESThe Plantation Blush is a good wine to enjoy by the pool in the warmer months. Washington Times(Dec 13, 2016) He grew up in miserable poverty on the Dockery Plantation, deep in the heart of the Delta. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) Meagan Bradley, 39, of Plantation posted a time of 2:20:56. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) n a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America) Hyper colony, settlement a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government |
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