1. An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
   "The sugar plantation employed hundreds of workers during harvest season"
    
2. A plot of land where fruit or nut trees are grown
   "The estate featured a charming plantation perfect for afternoon strolls";
   - grove, orchard
    
3. An area planted with trees for timber or fuel
   "The farmer maintained a plantation for sustainable firewood production";
   - woodlot [N. Amer], wood lot [N. Amer], bush [Cdn]

1. A large estate or farm, especially in a former British colony, where crops were grown using slave or indentured labour
   "Sugar plantations dominated the Caribbean economy"

Derived forms: plantations

Type of: acres, colony, demesne, estate, garden, land, landed estate, settlement

Encyclopedia: Plantation, Lexington