'Transplanting' definitions:

Definition of 'transplanting'

(from WordNet)
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" [syn: transplant, transplantation, transplanting]

Definition of 'Transplanting'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
  • Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese of St. David into a warmer climate. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]