01 n. The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the …
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The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc.
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That which is planted; a plantation.“Trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord.” — Isa. lxi. 3.
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The laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation.(Arch.) [Eng.]