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Webster 1913 Edition


Plantage

Plant′age

,
Noun.
A word used once by Shakespeare to designate plants in general, or anything that is planted.
As true as steel, as
plantage
to the moon.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Plantage

PLANT'AGE

,
Noun.
[L. plantago.] An herb, or herbs in general. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


Plantage

Plantage

See also: plantage

German

Noun

Plantage f (genitive Plantage, plural Plantagen)

  1. plantation

plantage

plantage

See also: Plantage

English

Noun

plantage (countable and uncountable, plural plantages)

  1. (nonce word, obsolete) Plants in general, or anything that is planted.
    • Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida
      As true as steel, as plantage to the moon.


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: plan‧ta‧ge

Etymology

From planten + -age

Noun

plantage f (plural plantages, diminutive plantagetje n)

  1. plantation

Derived terms


French

Noun

plantage m (plural plantages)

  1. the action of planting
  2. (computing) crash