| 单词 | plug plant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplug plant plug plant n. see sense 2l(b). plug plant (b) Chiefly British. A rooted cutting or small plant grown in an individual container or compartment so that it retains a compact, well-formed root ball when planted out. More fully plug plant. ΚΠ 1977 Fortune Apr. 78/1 Last year also turned out 23 million containerized ‘plugs’, seedlings grown more expensively in plastic tubes, which have the advantage of being plantable in five to seven months. 1990 Garden Answers Nov. 20/4 The ease of sending young plants through the post, (as our seed companies do with seedling geraniums and other plug plants). 1995 Daily Mail 2 Jan. 56/1 For the more experienced gardener we are offering for the first time..smaller plugs which need a slightly longer growing-on period before planting. 2003 Amateur Gardening 24 May 30/1 The three fuchsias grown from one tiny plug plant bought back in late winter are ready to be planted into their hanging basket. < as lemmas |
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