potting

P3O1T1T1I1N1G2

noun

The placing of something in a pot.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pot
nounpotting (countable and uncountable, plural pottings)

plural pottings

  1. countableuncountableThe placing of something in a pot.

    In all subsequent pottings, the ball of roots must be placed so as to form a mound in the middle of the pot, so that the roots will not be liable to saturation; this is an essential requisite in cultivating them successfully.

    1841, The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists' Magazine, volume 9, page 218
  2. countableuncountableThe making of pottery.

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