What is the meaning of planting?

noun

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

verb

• Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground.
  • usage: "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
  • synonyms: plant, set
• Fix or set securely or deeply.
  • usage: "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
  • synonyms: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant
• Set up or lay the groundwork for.
  • usage: "establish a new department"
  • synonyms: establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
• Place into a river.
  • usage: "plant fish"
  • synonyms: plant
• Place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive.
  • usage: "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
  • synonyms: plant
• Put firmly in the mind.
  • usage: "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
  • synonyms: plant, implant