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replantation

replantation

6.0
Planting trees or other plants again to bring back plant life after damage
  • noun
  • /ˌriːplænˈteɪʃən/
translation icon : reforestación
  • After the wildfire, the local government organized a replantation project to restore the forest.

Examples

  • The environmental group is focused on the replantation of native trees to improve biodiversity.

  • The park received funding for the replantation of flowers and shrubs after the recent storm damage.

  • Deforestation and monoculture replantation are also responsible for the destruction of wildlife habitat.

    Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

reforestation
vsreplantation
3 3.8

Planting trees to bring back a forest after people cut or burn it

applies to restoring vegetation broadly, not limited to tree planting for forests
transplanting
vsreplantation
1 3.7

Moving a plant or part of the body from one place to another

focuses on restoring vegetation by replacing plants rather than simply moving them
reseeding
vsreplantation
1 3.7

Planting seeds again in a place to grow new plants

focuses on restoring vegetation using whole plants rather than only seeds
retransplantation
vsreplantation
8.5

Moving a young plant into a new pot or place again to help it grow

focuses on restoring vegetation after damage rather than improving plant spacing
revegetation
vsreplantation
  • Specialized
5.1

Plants grow again in an area naturally or with help

emphasizes human action to restore vegetation rather than natural regrowth
re-afforestation
vsreplantation
  • UK
6.8

Planting new trees on land where a forest was cut down

is broader, covering restoration of various plants not only tree planting in forests

Antonyms

destruction
849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

How Restored

reclamation
  • Specialized
9 6.3
rehabilitation
  • Specialized
9 5.1
replantation
6.0
revegetation
  • Specialized
5.1

Surface Forms

replantation singular
replantations plural

Morphology

replantation = replant (transparent) = re + plant + ation

This is a regular noun of action formed from the verb 'replant' with '-ation'.

Etymology

Replantation comes from re- meaning 'again' and plant meaning 'to put young plants in the ground', like the common verb replant. So, replantation means planting plants again to restore an area after damage.