/ plɑːnˈteɪʃn; NAmE plæn-/ noun
1.
a large area of land, especially in a hot country, where crops such as coffee, sugar, rubber, etc. are grown :
a banana plantation
2.
a large area of land that is planted with trees to produce wood :
conifer / forestry plantations
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting the action of planting seeds): from Latin plantatio(n-) , from the verb plantare to plant.