: an area where plants are grown for commercial or decorative purposes
also
: the plants grown in such an area
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Then, Swiss colonists settled in the village of Shabo and started a movement toward quality vineyard plantings and management and higher-quality winemaking, and that was the very beginning of the SHABO legacy.
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In three to five years, the saplings would debut in community planting events.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Just cut it low to the ground and build a planting bed over it.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
The president will participate at 10:30 a.m. in the planting of a sapling to take the place of the White House Andrew Jackson magnolia tree removed Monday because of age and safety.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
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Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
In three to five years, the saplings would debut in community planting events.
—Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025
Just cut it low to the ground and build a planting bed over it.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
The president will participate at 10:30 a.m. in the planting of a sapling to take the place of the White House Andrew Jackson magnolia tree removed Monday because of age and safety.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for planting
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“Planting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planting. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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