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Vinony

planter

noun

  1. person in charge of a plantation
  2. farmer
  3. a planting machine or implement
  4. one who settles or founds a place and especially a new colony
  5. a container in which ornamental plants are grown
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈplæntə(ɹ)/ / /ˈplɑːntə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English plant Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English planter From plant + -er.

  1. One who plants something.

    “She didn't use any magic truth serums, nor did she suggest hypnotherapy, but barring this, she personified the greatest enemy of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation — an evil planter of false memories.”

    “De Rocco, the compulsive rose planter, had surreptitiously placed the rose there.”

  2. One who plants something.
  3. One who plants something.
  4. A box or pot for plants to be planted in, usually large and standing on the floor.
  5. A machine for planting seeds or transplants.