"unplant" meaning in English

See unplant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unplants [present, singular, third-person], unplanting [participle, present], unplanted [participle, past], unplanted [past]
Etymology: un- + plant Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|plant}} un- + plant Head templates: {{en-verb}} unplant (third-person singular simple present unplants, present participle unplanting, simple past and past participle unplanted)
  1. (transitive) To dig up and remove (something planted). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unplant-en-verb-BL8dfOnT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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