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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 › englishPLANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meanings of plant as a noun and a verb in English, with different contexts and usage. Find out how to use plant to refer to living things, machines, factories, or secret actions.

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3. biologydictionary.net › plantPlant - Definition, Characteristics and Types | Biology...

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   Apr 28, 2017 · Learn what plants are, how they differ from other organisms, and how they reproduce. Explore the different types of plants, from charophytes to angiosperms, and their evolutionary history.

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5. www.britannica.com › plant › plantPlant | Definition, Evolution, Ecology, & Taxonomy | Britannica

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   Jun 18, 2024 · A plant is a multicellular organism that uses photosynthesis to produce energy and has a life cycle with alternating haploid and diploid stages. Learn about the diversity, evolution, and ecology of plants from Britannica, the authoritative source of scientific knowledge.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PlantPlant - Wikipedia

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   Plants are the eukaryotes that form the kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water, using the green pigment chlorophyll.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › plantPlant 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. Find out how to distinguish plants from other living things and from factories or workshops.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › plantPLANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Plant definition: any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

9. www.sciencelearn.org.nz › resources › 1102-what-is-a-plantWhat is a plant? — Science Learning Hub

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   Learn the key characteristics of plants and how they are classified into groups based on their structure and reproduction. Explore examples of vascular and non-vascular plants, seeded and seedless plants, and more.