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- [plant, plahnt]
- /plænt, plɑnt/
- /plɑːnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plant, plahnt]
- /plænt, plɑnt/
Definitions of planting word
- noun planting any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis. 1
- noun planting an herb or other small vegetable growth, in contrast with a tree or a shrub. 1
- noun planting a seedling or a growing slip, especially one ready for transplanting. 1
- noun planting the equipment, including the fixtures, machinery, tools, etc., and often the buildings, necessary to carry on any industrial business: a manufacturing plant. 1
- noun planting the complete equipment or apparatus for a particular mechanical process or operation: the heating plant for a home. 1
- noun planting the buildings, equipment, etc., of an institution: the sprawling plant of the university. 1
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Origin of planting
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English plaunte; in part continuing Old English plante sapling, young plant (< Latin planta); in part (< Old French plante) < Latin planta a shoot, sprig, scion (for planting), plant; (v.) Middle English plaunten; in part continuing Old English plantian (< Latin plantāre); in part (< Old French planter) < Latin plantāre to plant
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Parts of speech for Planting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
planting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
planting usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for planting
noun planting
- agrology — the scientific study of soils and their potential productivity
- agronomics — the branch of economics dealing with the distribution, management, and productivity of land
- agronomy — the science of cultivation of land, soil management, and crop production
- cultivation — the planting, tending, improving, or harvesting of crops or plants
- floriculture — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
adj planting
- founding — simple past tense and past participle of find.
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