<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a large farm or estate in a tropical or semitropical zone, for the cultivation of cotton, tobacco, coffee, sugarcane, etc., typically by enslaved, unpaid, or low-wage resident laborers.</li><li>a group of planted trees or plants.</li><li>History/Historical: a colony or new settlement.</li><li>the establishment of a colony or new settlement.</li><li>Archaic: the planting of seeds, young trees, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>(of clothing, furnishings, etc.) suitable for a plantation or for a tropical or semitropical country.</li></ul>