a plot or piece of ground in which young plants or trees are reared until fit for transplantation; a collection of such plants. Now usually a piece of ground of considerable extent in which the plants, AIAND maa-ala viljapuude, marjapõõsaste ning ilupuude ja -põõsaste paljundamiseks, METS metsataimla taimla - maa-ala seemikute ja istikute kasvatamiseks (aiand., mets.)