transplanter
/træns'plɑ:ntə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who moves plants: A transplanter is a gardener or agricultural worker whose job involves moving plants from one location to another, typically to improve growth conditions or for landscaping purposes.
- A tool for moving plants: A transplanter is also a specialized hand tool or piece of equipment designed to dig up and move plants, especially seedlings or small plants, with minimal root disturbance.
Examples of Usage
Noun (Person):
- The farm hired an experienced transplanter to move the young tomato seedlings to the larger field.
- As a transplanter, her skill lies in ensuring the plants survive the move and thrive in their new environment.
Noun (Tool):
- He used a small hand transplanter to carefully relocate the flowers from the pot to the garden bed.
- This mechanical transplanter allows farmers to plant rows of seedlings much faster than by hand.
Advanced Usage
- "bare-root transplanter": A tool or technique for moving plants whose roots are not surrounded by soil.
- A bare-root transplanter is essential for moving dormant trees and shrubs.
Variants and Related Words
Transplant (verb/noun): The act of moving a plant, or the plant that has been moved.
- We will transplant the roses in the autumn. (verb)
- The young transplant is doing well in its new pot. (noun)
Transplantation (noun): The process or operation of transplanting.
- The transplantation of the mature tree was a complex operation.
Synonyms
- Planter: One who plants, though not necessarily one who moves established plants.
- Gardener: A person who tends and cultivates a garden, which may include transplanting.
Related Phrases
- To transplant a seedling: To move a young plant to a new location.
- You should transplant the seedling once it has developed its first true leaves.
Noun
- a gardener who moves plants to new locations