noun
1. the act of fixing firmly in place (Freq. 3)
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he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway
• Derivationally related forms: ↑plant
• Hypernyms: ↑placement, ↑location, ↑locating, ↑position, ↑positioning, ↑emplacement
2. a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
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the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner
• Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage
3. putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
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the planting of corn is hard work
• Derivationally related forms: ↑plant
• Hypernyms: ↑farming, ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry
• Hyponyms: ↑insemination
Useful english dictionary. 2012.