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Planting vs Cultivate - What's the difference?

planting | cultivate |

As verbs the difference between planting and cultivate

is that planting is while cultivate is to grow plants, notably crops.

As a noun planting

is a plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.

planting

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A plant (or clipping) that has been freshly planted.
    • Take one of the plantings over as a house-warming gift.

    Verb

    (head)

    • cultivate

    English

    Verb

    (cultivat)
  • To grow plants, notably crops
    • Farmers should cultivate their crops to get a good harvest.
  • To nurture; to foster; to tend.
    • They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.
  • To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

    • Derived terms

    * cultivable * cultivar * cultivated * cultivation * cultivator * uncultivated