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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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   PLANTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of plant 2. to put a plant into the ground or into a container…. Learn more.

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

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   1. a. : to put or set in the ground for growth. plant seeds. b. : to set or sow with seeds or plants. c. : implant. 2. a. : establish, institute. b. : colonize, settle. c. : to place (animals) in a new locality. d. : to stock with animals.

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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   A person or thing put into place in order to mislead or function secretly, especially: a. A person placed in a group of spectators to influence behavior. b. A person stationed in a given location as a spy or observer. c. A misleading piece of evidence placed so as to be discovered. d.

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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   PLANT definition: 1. a living thing that grows in earth, in water, or on other plants, usually has a stem, leaves…. Learn more.

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.