planting

noun

plant·​ing ˈplan-tiŋ How to pronounce planting (audio)
: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also : the plants grown in such an area

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Always fixing, building, cleaning, grilling and planting. Jacqueline Carr, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025 Throwback snapshots from his One of Them Ones tour with Lil Baby showed the R&B superstar picking fans up, bending them over, and even planting kisses on their cheeks. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 June 2025 As with any type of planting, successful lawn seeding begins with proper site preparation. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 June 2025 King eventually managed half of the plantings, working with area nurseries on sapling and seed provenance, as NRG ecologists tried to keep pace. Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for planting

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of planting was in 1535

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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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