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unplanted

unplanted

1 3.3
Land with no seeds or plants growing on it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈplæntɪd/
translation icon : sin sembrar
  • Many insects thrive in unplanted areas where they can find plenty of sunlight and shelter.
  • unplanted wetland
  • unplanted basin
  • unplanted plots

Examples

  • By the third year, with the development of vegetation cover in the unplanted wetland, differential bird use between the two wetlands declined, and species numbers and richness were similar.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The grey fields spread out from either side of it, fallen and unplanted, and I could see the trees far off that broke the level of the fields.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The remaining five species did not readily colonize either our planted or unplanted plots.

    Academic text (2001)
  • PHOTO (COLOR): The left part of this pine stand is unfertilized, unplanted, and covered with pine straw.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Some plots have large, blank spaces—not fallow, but cleared, weeded, and left unplanted for some reason.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Vegetation cover in the planted wetland rose to 13% by year 2 and 39% by year 3; coverage in the unplanted wetland remained negligible in the second year but increased dramatically to 35% in the third year.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Algal productivity was noticeably higher in the unplanted wetland than in the planted wetland; the wetlands also had different algal communities.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The farmer decided to leave some fields unplanted this season to allow the soil to recover.

  • The community garden included several unplanted sections that would be filled with flowers later.

Synonyms

untilled
vsunplanted
1 6.6

Land not plowed or used for growing crops

is about absence of vegetation rather than absence of soil preparation
uncultivated
vsunplanted
1 5.1

Land that is not prepared for growing crops

is narrower, focusing on lack of visible growth rather than preparation steps
unsown
vsunplanted
7.4

Land not planted with seeds

is broader, covering land lacking any visible vegetation or prior seeding
unseeded
vsunplanted
6.1

Land that has not been planted with crops

is similar but covers lack of any visible vegetation rather than just seeding
uncropped
vsunplanted
6.3

Land that people do not use for growing crops

refers more to missing vegetation than to being unused for yields
unfarmed
vsunplanted
4.2

Land people do not use for growing crops or keeping animals

is about land lacking visible vegetation rather than general nonagricultural use

Antonyms

1.0

Placed in the soil so a seed or young tree can grow

How Planted

forested
1 2.3
vegetated
3.5
planted
1.0
sown
3.2
unplanted
1 3.3
fallow
3 5.7
barren
5 7.4

Surface Forms

unplanted positive

Morphology

unplanted = planted (transparent) = un + plant + ed

The adjective is formed by negating the past-participle/adjective 'planted' with the regular negative prefix 'un-'.

Etymology

The word unplanted is made of un- meaning 'not' and plant meaning 'to put in the ground to grow'. So unplanted means land or soil that is 'not planted' and has no plants or crops growing.