plantations

plural of plantation
as in colonies
a settlement in a new country or region the struggling plantation almost failed during the first winter

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Recent Examples of plantations The largest fire has been reported in the village of Sungai Gelam in the Muaro Jambi district, where dozens of hectares of oil palm plantations owned by local residents have been destroyed. ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 The largest fire has been reported in the village of Sungai Gelam in the Muaro Jambi district, where dozens of acres of palm oil plantations owned by local residents have been destroyed. Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Matchstick-dry pine plantations in Gironde, France generated what is believed to be that country’s first-ever pyroCb just last week. John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026 For years, Florida environmental groups accused the family’s operations south of Lake Okeechobee of contributing phosphorus pollution to the Everglades, while critics questioned labor conditions on Dominican Republic plantations. Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 These snakes often inhabit plantations, forests, and land near settlements. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 While Morgan was pursuing his investigations, stories of psychedelic cane toad use began surfacing in Australia, of all places, where the animals had been introduced in the 1930s to control pests on plantations. Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 Tourists take photos at a viewing platform overlooking coffee plantations on June 4, 2026 in Baoshan, Yunnan Province of China. Matthew Tan,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Colonial powers reshaped many atolls, removing native forests to plant fast-growing coconut palm plantations. NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plantations
colonies
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  • Yellow-legged hornets, an invasive species that attacks honeybee colonies, have been spotted in North Carolina for the first time.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The team said similar nonreciprocal interactions could occur in biological systems, like cell colonies and groups of animals.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

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