Unplant

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To dig up and remove (something planted). transitive

    "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."

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From un- + plant.

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