Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transplanting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transplant \Trans*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplanted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Transplanting}.] [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transplanting
n : the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location;
"the transplant was successful"; "too frequent
transplanting is not good for plants" [syn: {transplant}]
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