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planting

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈplɑːntɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈplæntɪŋ/
  • CMU ARPABET: P L AE1 N T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of setting a plant in the ground for growth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A plantation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of plant

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the planting of corn is hard work

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: farming, agriculture, husbandry

Narrower terms: insemination

6

noun

Meaning 6

the act of fixing firmly in place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement

7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: plantning — freshly planted plant or clipping
  • Finnish: istukas — freshly planted plant or clipping
  • Finnish: pistokas — freshly planted plant or clipping
  • Swedish: plantering — freshly planted plant or clipping
  • Finnish: istutus — act of setting a plant in the ground
  • Finnish: istuttaminen — act of setting a plant in the ground
  • Ingrian: issutos — act of setting a plant in the ground
  • Spanish: sementera — act of setting a plant in the ground
  • Spanish: siembra — act of setting a plant in the ground
  • Spanish: sementero — act of setting a plant in the ground
  • Spanish: semencera — act of setting a plant in the ground
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