Lexic.us

Definition of Transplanting

1. Noun. The act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location. "She returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"

Definition of Transplanting

1. Verb. (present participle of transplant) ¹

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Definition of Transplanting

1. transplant [v] - See also: transplant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transplanting

Literary usage of Transplanting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Considered from the standpoint of the plant, transplanting is always a violent operation, for it destroys a considerable part of the root-system, ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"With each of the crops mentioned, the peculiar nature of the plant, the time and method of transplanting it to the open, as well as its resistance to cold, ..."

3. Coffee and India-rubber Culture in Mexico: Preceeded by Geographical and by Matías Romero (1898)
"Each of the methods of transplanting mentioned, and the time for performing ... A. Time for transplanting.—transplanting is to be begun as soon as the rainy ..."

4. Seeding and Planting: A Manual for the Guidance of Forestry Students by James William Toumey (1916)
"Ordinarily transplanting should begin as early in the spring as the ground is in condition to work and be continued until new growth starts. .y The greatest ..."

5. Rural Essays by Andrew Jackson Downing (1869)
"WE must have a little familiar conversation, this month, on the subject of transplanting TREES. Our remarks will be intended, of course, for the uninitiated ..."

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