plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən 
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the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter
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Cenote Oxman is located at a former agave plantation dating back to 1746 within an estate property called Hacienda San Lorenzo Oxman.
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Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The species was once plentiful in Brazil’s savanna, or Cerrado, until farming and timber plantations took over the landscape, according to the zoo.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Harding’s daughter — curiously named William Elizabeth Harding in honor of her parents — inherited the plantation after marrying David H. McGavock, her cousin, in 1850.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
The remaining countryside is sparsely populated, and the pastoral mix of farmlands, marshes and eucalyptus plantations creates an ideal blend of habit for several varieties of game birds to thrive including the tinamou, doves, pigeons and many species of ducks.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
The species was once plentiful in Brazil’s savanna, or Cerrado, until farming and timber plantations took over the landscape, according to the zoo.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Harding’s daughter — curiously named William Elizabeth Harding in honor of her parents — inherited the plantation after marrying David H. McGavock, her cousin, in 1850.
—Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
The remaining countryside is sparsely populated, and the pastoral mix of farmlands, marshes and eucalyptus plantations creates an ideal blend of habit for several varieties of game birds to thrive including the tinamou, doves, pigeons and many species of ducks.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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“Plantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plantation. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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plantation
noun
plan·ta·tion
plan-ˈtā-shən
1
: a group of plants and especially trees planted and cared for
2
: a settlement in a new country or region : colony
3
: a planted area
especially
: an agricultural estate worked by laborers
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