Planter
Encyclopedia
Planter may refer to:
- A flower pot or box for plants
- JardinièreJardiniereJardinière is a French word, from the feminine form of "gardener." Jardinière has three meanings:#The first meaning of jardinière is also a large stand, pot, urn, or receptacle upon which, or into which, plants may be placed. Jardinieres tend to be highly decorative...
, one such type of pot
- Jardinière
- A person or object engaged in sowingSowingSowing is the process of planting seeds.-Plants which are usually sown:Among the major field crops, oats, wheat, and rye are sowed, grasses and legumes are seeded, and maize and soybeans are planted...
seeds- Planter (farm implement)Planter (farm implement)Like a grain drill a planter is an agricultural farm implement towed behind a tractor, used for sowing crops through a field. It is connected to the tractor with a draw-bar, or a three-point hitch. Planters lay the seed down in precise manner along rows. Seeds are distributed through devices called...
, implement towed behind a tractor, used for sowing crops through a field
- Planter (farm implement)
- A coloniser
- Plantations of IrelandPlantations of IrelandPlantations in 16th and 17th century Ireland were the confiscation of land by the English crown and the colonisation of this land with settlers from England and the Scottish Lowlands....
, 16th and 17th centuries
- Plantations of Ireland
- Ancient planterAncient planter"Ancient planter" was a term applied to colonists who migrated to the Colony of Virginia "before the coming away of Sir Thomas Dale" and who remained in the colony for at least three years. Under the terms of the "Instructions to Governor Yeardley" , these colonists received the first land grants...
, a colonist receiving one of the first land grants in Virginia - A person who owns or manages a plantationPlantationA plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...
, or large farm or ranch- In Plantations in the American SouthPlantations in the American SouthPlantations were an important aspect of the history of the American South, particularly the antebellum .-Planter :The owner of a plantation was called a planter...
, the owner of a plantation with 20 or more slaves - Planter (antebellum South)
- Planter (plantation owner)
- In Plantations in the American South
- Church planter, a person engaged in creating a new Christian church
- PlantersPlantersPlanters is an American snack food company, a division of Kraft Foods, best known for its processed nuts and for the Mr. Peanut icon that symbolizes them. Mr. Peanut was created by grade schooler Antonio Gentile for a 1916 contest to design the company's brand icon...
, American snack food company best known for its processed nuts and the "Mr. Peanut" mascot - USS PlanterUSS PlanterUSS Planter may refer to:, a side-wheel steamer built at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860, acquired by the U.S. Navy 4 April 1944....
, name of a number of ships, British merchant ship in service 1946-58 - Igor Planter, fictional eco-terrorist in the 2000-2004 manga Black Cat