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poten.

to set, plant, place a young plant or large seed individually in soil or other substrate where it can grow; sow

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈpoː.tə(n)/
  1. to set, plant, place a young plant or large seed individually in soil or other substrate where it can grow; sow

  2. to release young fish or - eggs to regulate the population for fishers' benefit

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch pōten, from Old Dutch *poton, from Proto-West Germanic *putōn, from Proto-Germanic *putōną.

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