1. Putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
   "the planting of corn is hard work"
    
2. A collection of plants (trees, shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
   "the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"
    
3. The act of fixing firmly in place
   "he ordered the planting of policemen outside every doorway"

1. Put (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
   "Let's plant flowers in the garden";
   - set
    
2. Fix or set securely or deeply
   "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent";
   - implant, engraft, embed, imbed
    
3. Set up or lay the groundwork for
   "They planted the seeds of revolution";
   - establish, found, constitute, institute
    
4. Put firmly in the mind
   "Plant a thought in the students' minds";
   - implant
    
5. Place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
   "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
    
6. (animal husbandry) place into a river
   "plant fish"

Derived forms: plantings

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, agriculture, assemblage, collection, communicate, emplacement, enter, farming, husbandry, infix, initiate, insert, introduce, lay, location, pass, pass along, pass on, pioneer, place, placement, pose, position, positioning, put, put across, set, stock

Encyclopedia: Planting