planting

(noun, verb)

noun

1. the act of fixing firmly in place

- he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway

Definition categories: act, emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning

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

- the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner

Definition categories: group, accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection

3. putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow

- the planting of corn is hard work

Definition categories: act, agriculture, farming, husbandry

Sentences with planting as a noun:

- Take one of the plantings over as a house-warming gift.

verb

1. present participle of plant