plantation (n.)

  1. an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)

  2. a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); the practice of sending convicted criminals to serve on the Plantations was common in the 17th century

    [ Syn: plantation ]

  3. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

    [ Syn: grove , woodlet , orchard ]

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