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re⋅plant

  [ree-plant, -plahnt]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to plant again.
2. to cover again with plants, sow with seeds, etc.: After the drought, we had to replant the south lawn.
3. to transfer (a plant) from one soil or container to another.
4. Surgery. to reattach, as a severed arm, finger, or toe, esp. with the use of microsurgery to reconnect nerves and blood vessels.
Origin:
1565–75; re- + plant

Related forms:
re⋅plan⋅ta⋅tion  [ree-plan-tey-shuhn] , noun
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re·plant   (rē-plānt')   
tr.v.   re·plant·ed, re·plant·ing, re·plants

  1. To plant (something) again or in a new place: separated and replanted the perennials.

  2. To supply with new plants: replant a window box.

  3. To reattach (an organ or limbs, for example) surgically to the original site.

n.   (rē'plānt')
Something replanted.
re'plan·ta'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

replant 
1575, from re- "back, again" + plant (v.) (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·plant
Pronunciation: (')rE-'plant
Function: transitive verb
: to subject to replantation <replant an avulsed tooth>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

replant re·plant (rē-plānt')
v. re·plant·ed, re·plant·ing, re·plants
To reattach an organ, limb, or other body part surgically to the original site. n. (rē'plānt')
An organ, limb, or body part that has been replanted.

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