plantation: Meaning and Definition of

plan•ta•tion

1. a usually large farm or estate, esp. in a tropical or semitropical country, on which cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugar cane, or the like is cultivated, usually by resident laborers.
2. a group of planted trees or plants.
1. a colony or new settlement.
2. the establishment of a colony or new settlement.
4. the planting of seeds, young trees, etc.

1. (of clothing, furnishings, etc.) suitable for a plantation or for a tropical or semitropical country.

Plan•ta•tion

1. a town in S Florida. 48,501.