interplant

[ verb in-ter-plant, -plahnt; noun in-ter-plant, -plahnt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Agriculture.

1. intercrop.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interplant¹

First recorded in 1925–30; inter- + plant

Example Sentences

Because they grow so differently, it’s not advisable to interplant them.

From Seattle Times

“You can interplant them, if you know how to do it, and get a tree established as you’re managing the old tree ‘through its last legs,’ so to speak,” he says.

From Seattle Times

“Interplant, don’t overplant,” she cautions.

From Seattle Times

Another approach is to interplant an entire area of ground cover or perennial beds with a matrix of daffodils.

From Seattle Times

"Interplant communication of tomato plants through underground common mycorrhizal networks."

From Scientific American