handplant

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English

Etymology

From hand +‎ plant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

handplant (plural handplants)

  1. (skateboarding) A move in which the skater balances on his hand after skating up to the top of a halfpipe.
  2. A handflower (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon).

Verb

handplant (third-person singular simple present handplants, present participle handplanting, simple past and past participle handplanted)

  1. (horticulture, transitive) To plant a seed with one's hands, as opposed to a machine or tool.