noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.

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

2. 2
   putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow wordnet
3. 3
   The act of setting a plant in the ground for growth.
4. 4
   the act of fixing firmly in place wordnet
5. 5
   A plantation.

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6. 6
   a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of plant form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

broadcastbroadcastingclumpcropdisseminationgrowth

Antonyms

All antonyms

harvest

Example

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"Johnny kept planting apple seeds for 46 years."

Related phrases

church plantingcorn planting moonplanting moonplanting strip

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