unplanted

adjective

un·​planted

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1

of a plant : growing spontaneously and freely in nature without human intervention : uncultivated

2

: not colonized : unsettled

3

: not placed in position : not set out

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + planted, past participle of plant

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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