plantation
UK/plæn'teiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
A large estate where crops such as sugar, tea, or cotton are grown.
种植园，大农场
n.
An area planted with trees for timber or commercial use.
人工林，林场
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedplant + -ation (act/result/place) = a place where things are planted on a large scale. The word carries a historical weight: in the Americas, plantations were tied to slavery and the cash-crop economy.
Root plant still carries 8 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.sugar plantation甘蔗种植园
- 2.tea plantation茶园
- 3.rubber plantation橡胶种植园
- 4.plantation owner种植园主
- 5.cotton plantation棉花种植园
Example Sentences
- 1.
The family owned a large sugar plantation in the Caribbean.
- 2.
Workers on the tea plantation pick leaves by hand each morning.
- 3.
The company manages a pine plantation for sustainable timber.