DictionaryplotPiece of land
noun

plot

A small piece of land.

She grows tomatoes in a small plot behind her house.

Etymology

The older word already named a limited piece of land. Modern plot preserves that concrete sense of a small, separately identifiable area.

More examples

  • Each family tends a plot in the community garden.
  • They bought a plot of land to build a cabin.
  • The cemetery has several burial plots available.

Forms

plot · plots

Similar words

lot
Usually a defined piece of land intended for building.
parcel
Emphasizes land as a unit of ownership, regardless of size.