planting
pronunciation
How to pronounce planting in British English:
UK [ˈplɑ:ntɪŋ]
How to pronounce planting in American English:
US [ˈplæntɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of fixing firmly in place
- a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
- putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
Word Origin
- planting (n.)
- late Old English plantung "action of planting," also "a thing planted," verbal noun from plant (v.).
Example
- 1. Farmers in remote areas will find customised advice on crop planting .
- 2. Farmers normally respond to higher food prices by planting more crops .
- 3. So , this brings us back to planting some hardwood trees .
- 4. Others range from putting giant mirrors in space to planting billions of trees .
- 5. David robson says planting the root ball this way will improve growth .