: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Growers are exposed to a decade of weather, labor and pest risks, which increases the financial uncertainty of any planting season.
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Ali Besharat, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Charging documents said the plan involved planting backpacks with the explosive devices, to be simultaneously detonated.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
This planting deficit effectively drove up wholesale prices and doubled the average price of pre-cut trees over the past decade after adjusting for inflation.
—Ali Besharat, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
All the plantings are part of a larger effort at the Presidio to restore native ecosystems.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Ali Besharat, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Charging documents said the plan involved planting backpacks with the explosive devices, to be simultaneously detonated.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
This planting deficit effectively drove up wholesale prices and doubled the average price of pre-cut trees over the past decade after adjusting for inflation.
—Ali Besharat, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
All the plantings are part of a larger effort at the Presidio to restore native ecosystems.
—Molly McCrea, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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