/plan"teuhr, plahn"-/ , n.
1. a person who plants.
2. an implement or machine for planting seeds in the ground.
3. the owner or manager of a plantation.
4. Hist. a colonist or new settler.
5. a decorative container, of a variety of sizes and shapes, for growing flowers or ornamental plants.
[ 1350-1400; ME plaunter. See PLANT, -ER 1 ]