Underplant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underplant is a verb meaning (transitive) To plant underneath.
Meaning
(transitive) To plant underneath.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To plant too little of.
- A plant that has been planted underneath others.
Example Sentences
Such small, exquisite enclosures as the Sundial Garden beside the house, planted by Mr. Howard with near-black and white perennials chosen to bloom sequentially for 10 months of the year, or the Azalea Walk, with its underplanting of bulbs and season-extending clematis, cannot take care of themselves.
Word Forms
- underplants
- underplanting
- underplanted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underlay, underput, overplant, underbuild, undergird, underlied.
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