noun
plural -tions
[count] a large area of land especially in a hot part of the world where crops (such as cotton) are grown
Because slaves worked on cotton plantations in the southern U.S. in the past, the word plantation is often associated with the history of slavery in the U.S.
He compared the situation of black college basketball players to the plantation. [=compared the college basketball system to slavery]
a group of trees that have been planted together