planting

/ˈplæntɪŋ/

/ˈplɑntɪŋ/

Other forms: plantings

Definitions of planting

1. noun

   putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
   “the planting of corn is hard work”

   types:

   insemination

   the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

   type of:

   agriculture, farming, husbandry

   the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
2. noun

   the act of fixing firmly in place
   “he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway”

   type of:

   emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning

   the act of putting something in a certain place
3. noun

   a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
   “the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner”

   type of:

   accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

   several things grouped together or considered as a whole