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

• implants