nidan verb (lower class) with 'u' ending and 'we' conjugation (archaic), transitive verb
Archaic transitive verb, equivalent to modern 植える. Used in classical Japanese texts.
See also: 植える
In classical Japanese, '木を植う' was written and read as 'ki wo uu', meaning 'to plant a tree'.
Archaic Nidan verb form of 植える. The historical derivation is uncertain, but it is the older form from which modern 植える developed.