planting

Definition of Planting in English :

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Noun

1. planting

the act of fixing firmly in place

Example Sentences:
'he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway'

2. planting

a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area

Example Sentences:
'the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner'

3. planting

putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow

Example Sentences:
'the planting of corn is hard work'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Planting

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noun

the act of setting seeds, crops, etc into the ground to grow

autumn planting

Extensive flooding in the country has delayed planting.

Planting

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noun

1.

the act or an instance of putting seeds or young plants into the soil

floods delayed spring planting

2.

something planted, as in a decorative garden or along a border

plantings of azaleas

Planting

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n.

1. Botany

a. Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically containing chloroplasts, having cell walls made of cellulose, producing embryos, and lacking the power of locomotion. Plants include trees, bushes, herbs, ferns, mosses, and certain green algae.

b. A plant having no permanent woody stem; an herb.

c. Any of various fungi, algae, or protists that resemble plants and were formerly classified in the plant kingdom. Not in scientific use.

2.

a. A building or group of buildings for the manufacture of a product; a factory: works in an auto plant.

b. The buildings, fixtures, and equipment, including machinery, tools, and instruments, necessary for an industrial operation or an institution: the university's mechanical plant.

3. A person or thing put into place in order to mislead or function secretly, especially:

a. A person placed in a group of spectators to influence behavior.

b. A person stationed in a given location as a spy or observer.

c. A misleading piece of evidence placed so as to be discovered.

d. A remark or action in a play or narrative that becomes important later.

4. Slang A scheming trick; a swindle.

tr.v. plant·ed, plant·ing, plants

1.

a. To place or set (seeds, for example) in the ground to grow.

b. To place seeds or young plants in (land); sow: plant a field in corn.

2.

a. To place (spawn or young fish) in water or an underwater bed for cultivation: plant oysters.

b. To stock with spawn or fish.

3. To introduce (an animal) into an area.

4.

a. To place or fix in a certain position: planted both feet on the ground; planted a kiss on my cheek.

b. To deliver (a punch or blow).

c. To fix firmly in the mind; implant: "The right of revolution is planted in the heart of man" (Clarence Darrow).

5. To establish; found: plant a colony.

6.

a. To station (a person) for the purpose of functioning in secret, as by observing, spying, or influencing behavior: Detectives were planted all over the store.

b. To place secretly or deceptively so as to be discovered or made public: planted a gun on the corpse to make the death look like suicide.

7. To conceal; hide: planted the stolen goods in the warehouse.

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