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Princeton's WordNet

  1. plantingnoun

    the act of fixing firmly in place

    "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"

  2. plantingnoun

    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. plantingnoun

    putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow

    "the planting of corn is hard work"

Wiktionary

  1. plantingnoun

    A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.

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

Wikipedia

  1. planting

    Sowing is the process of planting seeds. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a sowed or sown area.

ChatGPT

  1. planting

    Planting is the act of placing or burying seeds, bulbs, seedlings, or plants into the ground with the intention of growing and cultivating them. It typically involves creating suitable conditions for the growth of these plants, such as properly preparing the soil, providing adequate sunlight, water, and nutrients, and ensuring proper spacing between plants. Planting is a fundamental activity in agriculture, horticulture, and gardening, done for various purposes such as food production, landscaping, beautification, reforestation, and environmental conservation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Planting

    of Plant

  2. Plantingnoun

    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

  3. Plantingnoun

    that which is planted; a plantation

  4. Plantingnoun

    the laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation

Editors Contribution

  1. planting

    The act or process of to place a seed, plant, shrub or tree within the land, field, compost or form of earth.

    The planting season had started accurately on time.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 28, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. PLANTING

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Planting is ranked #139228 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Planting surname appeared 120 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Planting.

    99.1% or 119 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of planting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of planting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of planting in a Sentence

  1. Robert Schettler:

    Imperial Valley farmers are in the middle of preparing Imperial Valley farmers lands for the planting season, so a half an inch to one inch of rain will cause damage and delays to Imperial Valley farmers schedule.

  2. David Hughes:

    The elimination of taxes and curbs on corn exports is enough to incentivize planting.

  3. Chris Naylor:

    We don't need to worry about weeding or planting, we just get the fresh produce.

  4. Tinago Chisvo:

    I knew about El Nino after I had already started planting my tobacco, had I opted to change my plan soon after receiving the warning, I wouldn't have fallen in the current crisis.

  5. Francois Arouet:

    In politics I am growing indifferent -- I would like it, if I could now return to my planting and books at home.

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