plan‧ta‧tion /plænˈteɪʃən, plɑːn- $ plæn-/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: plant, transplant, transplantation, plantation, planter; verb: plant, transplant]

1. a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown:
a rubber plantation

2. a large group of trees grown to produce wood

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plantation
noun
I. for growing a crop
ADJ. coconut, coffee, cotton, rubber, sugar, tea, etc.
VERB + PLANTATION work (on) Hundreds of slaves worked on the plantations.
PLANTATION + NOUN owner, worker | economy | house

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plantation
II. land planted with trees
ADJ. conifer, eucalyptus, etc. | forestry
PREP. ~ of a plantation of oaks

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farm an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals:
a 300-hectare farm
a dairy farm
a sheep farm
ranch a very large farm in the western US, Canada, or South America where sheep, cattle, or horses are bred:
a cattle ranch in Wyoming
smallholding British English a piece of land used for farming, that is smaller than an ordinary farm:
a smallholding used for organic farming
plantation a large area of land in a hot country, where crops such as tea, cotton, and sugar are grown:
a rubber plantation
a tea plantation
homestead a piece of land for farming that was given to people in the past by the US and Canadian governments:
He still farms on the family homestead, a hundred years after his grandfather received it.
spread American English informal an area of land used for farming or ranching:
They have a pretty big spread just south of the Canadian border.
market garden an area of land, often with greenhouses on it, used for growing vegetables and fruit:
He runs his own market garden, and sells his produce to the big supermarkets.
orchard an area of land with trees, used for growing fruit:
an apple orchard
cherry orchards
allotment British English a small area of land of land, especially in a town or city, which you can use for growing your own vegetables.The land is usually owned by the local council, who charge a very low rent:
We grew the tomatoes on our allotment.
agriculture the practice of farming:
More than 75% of the land is used for agriculture.
arable adjective relating to growing crops:
a lack of arable land

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forest a very large area of land with a lot of trees growing closely together:
In 1500, most of the country was forest.
the Black Forest in Germany
woods (also wood British English) an area of land covered with a lot of trees, that is smaller than a forest:
Behind the house were the woods that we used to play in.
Follow the path through a small wood.
woodland an area of land that is covered with trees – used especially for describing the type of land in an area:
The site covers 74 acres of beautiful ancient woodland.
rainforest a thick forest with tall trees, in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain:
Tropical rainforests are home to over half of the planet’s plant and animal species.
the Indonesian rainforest
jungle an area of tropical forest where trees and large plants grow very closely together:
the jungles of Borneo
The palace was hidden for centuries in Guatemala’s dense jungle.
grove a small group of trees, or an area of land planted with a particular type of fruit tree:
The temple was built in the centre of a small grove of trees.
the olive groves of southern Spain
copse /kɒps $ kɑːps/ a small area of trees or bushes growing closely together:
At the top of the field was a copse full of rabbits.
plantation a large area of trees planted for their wood, fruit etc:
a rubber plantation
thicket /ˈθɪkət, ˈθɪkɪt/ a small group of bushes, plants, or small trees growing closely together:
Tall bamboo thickets fringed the narrow river.

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