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Definition of Planting
1. Noun. The act of fixing firmly in place. "He ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"
Derivative terms: Plant
2. 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"
3. Noun. Putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow. "The planting of corn is hard work"
Specialized synonyms: Insemination
Derivative terms: Plant
Definition of Planting
1. n. The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc.
Definition of Planting
1. Noun. A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of plant) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Planting
1. an area where plants are grown [n -S]
Medical Definition of Planting
1. 1. The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc. 2. That which is planted; a plantation. "Trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord." (Isa. Lxi. 3) 3. The laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Planting
Literary usage of Planting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Gard M 23:42 F '16 Southern planting continues. JM Patterson. Gard M 2-1:180 D
ЧВ What planting does to make a house a home. CL Meiler, il Gard M 22:193-4 ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Lawn planting: see under Landscape gardening, Herbs, planting, ...
planting (symposium), comprising more than twenty articles on special phases of the ..."
3. The Practice of Silviculture: With Particular Reference to Its Application by Ralph Chipman Hawley (1921)
"(Obs.) A method of planting in which two or more plants.are set in one hole. ...
A method of planting forest trees in which the trees are set in a hole; ..."
4. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"In this country we know very little of tree planting as an art or science.
In fact, we have scarcely thought of there being any need of care for trees. ..."
5. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1887)
"In some sort one's life acquires a posthumous lease in the planting of trees,
... In the early development of a new country, orchard planting naturally ..."
6. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Gard M 23:42 F '16 Southern planting continues. JM Patterson. Gard M 2-1:180 D
ЧВ What planting does to make a house a home. CL Meiler, il Gard M 22:193-4 ..."
7. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Lawn planting: see under Landscape gardening, Herbs, planting, ...
planting (symposium), comprising more than twenty articles on special phases of the ..."
8. The Practice of Silviculture: With Particular Reference to Its Application by Ralph Chipman Hawley (1921)
"(Obs.) A method of planting in which two or more plants.are set in one hole. ...
A method of planting forest trees in which the trees are set in a hole; ..."
9. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1902)
"In this country we know very little of tree planting as an art or science.
In fact, we have scarcely thought of there being any need of care for trees. ..."
10. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1887)
"In some sort one's life acquires a posthumous lease in the planting of trees,
... In the early development of a new country, orchard planting naturally ..."
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