unplant

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verb

To dig up and remove (something planted).

Scrabble 9

Meanings

verbunplant (third-person singular simple present unplants, present participle unplanting, simple past and past participle unplanted)

present singular third person unplants · participle present unplanting · participle past unplanted · past unplanted

  1. transitiveTo dig up and remove (something planted).

    Anything you build or plant on your neighbor's land you might have to unbuild or unplant in the future.

    2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer, page 5
    1 more example

    But if you then decide you can afford to plant the trees anyway, whatever the effect on the landscape, flora and fauna, nobody can stop you — and again, no-one is going to ask you to unplant them once they're in the ground.

    1986, Scottish Field, volume 132, page xx

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unplant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unplant.

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