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   plant

   /plɑːnt/

   noun

   • 1. a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll. Similar herbflowervegetableshrubweedgreeneryfloravegetationundergrowthrare:herbageverdure
   • ▪ a small plant, as distinct from a shrub or tree: "garden plants"
   • 2. a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place: "a giant car plant" Similar factoryworksfoundrymillworkshopshopyardindustrial unitbusiness unit
   • ▪ machinery used in an industrial or manufacturing process: "inadequate investment in new plant" Similar machinerymachinesequipmentapparatusappliancesgear
   • 3. a person placed in a group as a spy or informer: "we thought he was a CIA plant spreading disinformation" Similar spyinformantinformerundercover agentsecret agentagentmoleinfiltratoroperativeinformal:spook
   • ▪ a thing put among someone's belongings to incriminate or compromise them.
   • 4. a shot in which the cue ball is made to strike one of two touching or nearly touching balls with the result that the second is potted.

   verb

   • 1. put (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow: "we planted a lot of fruit trees" Similar sowscatterseedput in the groundbed outset outtransplant
   • ▪ cover or supply (an area of land) with plants: "the garden is planted with herbs"
   • ▪ place a plant in the ground out of doors so it can grow, especially after growing it from seed in an indoor environment: "the foxgloves are grown from seed and planted out in the autumn"
   • ▪ bury (someone): informal "it was raining when we planted him"
   • 2. set or place in a particular position: "he planted himself squarely in front of her" Similar putplacesetpositionstationsituatesettlestickfixinformal:plonk
   • ▪ establish (an idea) in someone's mind: "the seed of doubt is planted in his mind" Similar insertimpressimprintinstilputplaceimplantintroducesow the seeds offixestablishembedrootlodge
   • ▪ secretly place (a bomb that is set to go off at a later time): "several incendiary devices were planted in stores"
   • ▪ put or hide (something) among someone's belongings to compromise or incriminate the owner: "they maintained that the drugs had been planted on them" Similar hideplace secretlyconcealsecrete
   • ▪ send (someone) to join a group or organization to act as a spy or informer: "he managed to plant an agent in his war council"
   • ▪ found or establish (a colony, city, or community): "he was commissioned to plant the order in England"
   • ▪ deposit (young fish, spawn, oysters, etc.) in a river or lake.

   Word Origin Old Englishplante ‘seedling’, plantian (verb), from Latin planta ‘sprout, cutting’ (later influenced by French plante) and plantare ‘plant, fix in a place’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. plantable adjective
   • 2. plantlet noun
   • 3. plantlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLANTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of planted as a verb and an adjective, with examples of usage and synonyms. Find out how to use planted in different contexts, such as gardening, putting ideas, or planting bombs.

   • English (US)

     to put a plant into the ground or into a container of soil...

   • Znaczenie Planted, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     planted definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     planted 의미, 정의, planted의 정의: 1. past simple and past...

   • Plantation

     PLANTATION definition: 1. a large farm, especially in a hot...

   • Pasture

     PASTURE definition: 1. grass or similar plants suitable for...

   • PLANT

     PLANT definition: 1. a living thing that grows in earth, in...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › plantedPlanted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word plant as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. See also related phrases and articles about plants and planting.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPLANTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to put a plant into the ground or into a container of soil so that it will grow: We planted trees and bushes in our new garden . Hyacinth bulbs planted in pots now will flower early in the spring .

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › plantedPlanted - definition of planted by The Free Dictionary

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   Planted can mean to put something in the ground to grow, to fix firmly in the mind, or to deceive by placing something secretly. It can also be an adjective meaning deeply rooted or established.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › plantedPlanted - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. set in the soil for growth. synonyms: cropped. (of land or soil) used for growing crops. naturalised, naturalized. planted so as to give an effect of wild growth. potbound, rootbound. (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of plant as a noun and a verb in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to use plant in sentences and phrases, and see synonyms and related words.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › plantedplanted - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   to establish or implant (ideas, principles, doctrines, etc.): to plant a love for learning in growing children. to introduce (a breed of animals) into a country. to deposit (young fish, or spawn) in a river, lake, etc.