1. large farms or estates where crops such as cotton, sugar, or tobacco are grown, typically in tropical or subtropical regions
2. areas where trees or other plants have been planted for commercial purposes

Examples

• The sugar plantations in the Caribbean were major sources of wealth in the 18th century.
• Many plantations in the American South relied on enslaved labor before the Civil War.
• The company owns several rubber plantations in Southeast Asia.
• Pine plantations cover thousands of acres in the Pacific Northwest.
• Coffee plantations thrive in the mountainous regions of Central America.
• The old cotton plantations have been converted into historical museums.
• Eucalyptus plantations are common in Australia for paper production.