planttheft
nounUK /ˈplɑːntθɛft/
US /ˈplæntθɛft/
The act of taking a plant that belongs to someone else without asking.
The gardener was accused of planttheft after digging up roses from the park.
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2. The illegal removal of plants from protected wild areas.
Rangers patrol the forest to prevent planttheft of rare orchids.
3. Taking credit for someone else's idea or work, as if it were your own.
His colleagues called it intellectual planttheft when he presented her research as his own.
4. In gaming, stealing another player's crops or plants.
The game bans players for planttheft after repeated crop raids.