Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art of forming plantations of trees; also, the act or art of inserting plants in the soil.
- noun A planted place; a grove; a plantation.
- noun In architecture, the laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
- noun That which is planted; a plantation.
- noun (Arch.), engraving The laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.
- verb Present participle of
plant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of fixing firmly in place
- noun putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
- noun a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
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Examples
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Democrats hailed the decision, although one EPIC leader complained that the Merriamites had succeeded in planting the idea that a voter was liable to a penalty of seven years 'imprisonment "if by any chance his right to vote is challenged."
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: When FDR Sold Out Upton Sinclair Greg Mitchell 2010
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Democrats hailed the decision, although one EPIC leader complained that the Merriamites had succeeded in planting the idea that a voter was liable to a penalty of seven years 'imprisonment "if by any chance his right to vote is challenged."
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: When FDR Sold Out Upton Sinclair Greg Mitchell 2010
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The way I see it is, if you are not planting those seeds into the ground as a farmer where you harvest the crops those seeds make then what you're honestly, truthfully planting is a BAIT PILE. The only reason you are planting them is to draw deer to your property and hold them there.
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I agree that some of the before pictures had a great impact, although the new planting is very well done between the floor structure.
New York’s High Line Park in the Sky Opens Today! | Inhabitat 2009
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The way I see it is, if you are not planting those seeds into the ground as a farmer where you harvest the crops those seeds make then what you're honestly, truthfully planting is a BAIT PILE. The only reason you are planting them is to draw deer to your property and hold them there.
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A subsidy for not planting is pursuant to having planted in the first place and being part of a business activity.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Will Courts Do with the Individual Mandate? 2010
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We were already a month behind in planting the garden.
Farm Journal: Potatoes, Buffaloes and Bucks Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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But as long as they stock the coffee on the same-height shelf at the local grocer, right-wingers will deny that this change in planting has taken place.
Think Progress » Global warming is a ‘nightmare’ for coffee. 2010
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We were already a month behind in planting the garden.
Archive 2010-06-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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There are still a few roses, but the planting is now primarily composed of several shrubs, an enormous ‘Grosso’ lavender, echinaceas, sages, bee balm, and verbascum.
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