TRANSPLANTING
transplant, transplantation, transplanting
(noun) the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; “the transplant did not flower until the second year”; “too frequent transplanting is not good for families”; “she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
transplanting
present participle of transplant
Noun
transplanting (plural transplantings)
transplantation
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSPLANT
Trans*plant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transplanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transplanting.] Etym: [F. transplanter, L. transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See Plant.]
1. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees. Dryden.
2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants. Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese of St. David into a warmer climate. Clarendon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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