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transplanting

transplanting

1 3.7
Moving a plant or part of the body from one place to another
  • noun
  • /trænsˈplæntɪŋ/
translation icon : trasplante
  • I was pleasantly surprised at how well my seedlings handled their transplanting.
  • transplanting of oysters
  • seed transplanting

So I just went over planting onions by seed versus sets versus little plants or transplants.

Examples

  • The Prince Edward Island industry had never been enhanced by shelling beds or transplanting seed before 1972.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The gardener showed me the best techniques for transplanting young trees to ensure they thrive in their new location.

  • Two weeks after the transplanting, the salt solutions were applied in each pot as per treatment.

    Academic text (2014)
  • What they do is look for a heart with compatible tissues for transplanting.

  • The rice transplanting had just begun when Saneko first arrived in Yamabe, but that season too had now passed.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • In 1960, the state began a program of shell planting and seed transplanting to increase oyster abundance.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The barley in the surrounding fields had ripened, and the transplanting of rice was underway.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Besides the directed transplanting of oysters, especially from Chesapeake Bay to northern bays, much nondirected transplanting also took place along the Atlantic coast.

    Academic text (1996)
  • A medicine-related biotechnological development was that of xenotransplants—the transplanting of organs from one species into another.

    Academic text (1999)
  • After transplanting the seedlings, it's important to water them regularly until they become established.

Synonyms

transplant
vstransplanting
  • Specialized
40 4.8

The act of moving someone or a thing to a new place

is the act of moving items from one place to another
organ transplant
vstransplanting
  • Specialized
11 3.6

A medical operation to move a healthy organ from one person into another who needs it

is broader applying to moving many things beyond medical operations
transplantation
vstransplanting
2 5.4

An act of moving a person, animal, or plant to a new place

is the general act of removing and placing things between places
transplacement
vstransplanting
9.3

Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine

is the single act of removal and introduction rather than the ongoing process

How Difficult

transplanting
1 3.7
grafting
  • Specialized
5 6.4

Surface Forms

transplanting singular

Morphology

transplanting = transplant (transparent) = trans + plant + ing

Formed by the productive verb 'transplant' plus the gerundive suffix '-ing', yielding the action of moving something.

Etymology

The word transplanting comes from the parts trans- ('across', as in transport) and plant ('to put in the ground'). Think of moving a small tree from one pot into new soil — that image explains why transplanting means taking something from one place and placing it in another, whether a plant, an organ, or a custom.