plant (pl nt)n. 1. Botany a. Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion. b. A plant having no permanent woody stem; an herb. 2. a. A building or group of buildings for the manufacture of a product; a factory. b. The equipment, including machinery, tools, instruments, and fixtures and the buildings containing them, necessary for an industrial or manufacturing operation. 3. The buildings, equipment, and fixtures of an institution: the entire plant of a university. 4. 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. A remark or action in a play or narrative that becomes important later. 5. Slang A scheming trick; a swindle. tr.v. plant·ed, plant·ing, plants 1. a. To place or set (seeds, for example) in the ground to grow. b. To place seeds or young plants in (land); sow: plant a field in corn. 2. a. To place (spawn or young fish) in water or an underwater bed for cultivation: plant oysters. b. To stock with spawn or fish. 3. To introduce (an animal) into an area. 4. To set firmly in position; fix: planted both feet on the ground. 5. To establish; found: plant a colony. 6. To fix firmly in the mind; implant: "The right of revolution is planted in the heart of man" (Clarence Darrow). 7. a. To station (a person) for the purpose of functioning in secret, as by observing, spying, or influencing behavior: Detectives were planted all over the store. b. To place secretly or deceptively so as to be discovered or made public: planted a gun on the corpse to make the death look like suicide. 8. To conceal; hide: planted the stolen goods in the warehouse. 9. Slang To deliver (a blow or punch). [Middle English plante, from Old English and Old French, both from Latin planta, sprout, seedling; see plat- in Indo-European roots.] plant  a·ble adj. |
plant
Noun
1. a living organism that grows in the ground and lacks the power of movement
2. the land, building, and equipment used in an industry or business
3. a factory or workshop
4. mobile mechanical equipment for construction or road-making
5. Informal a thing positioned secretly for discovery by someone else, often in order to incriminate an innocent person
Verb
1. to set (seeds or crops) into the ground to grow: it's the wrong time of year for planting roses
2. to place firmly in position: I planted my chair beside hers
3. to introduce into someone's mind: once Wendy had planted the idea in the minds of the owners, they quite fancied selling
4. Slang to deliver (a blow or kiss)
5. Informal to position or hide (someone) in order to deceive or observe
6. Informal to hide or secrete (something), usually for some illegal purpose or in order to incriminate someone [Old English]
| plant (plnt) Any of a wide variety of multicellular eukaryotic organisms, belonging to the kingdom Plantae and including the bryophytes and vascular plants. Plant cells have cell walls made of cellulose. Except for a few specialized symbionts, plants have chlorophyll and manufacture their own food through photosynthesis. Most plants grow in a fixed location and reproduce sexually, showing an alternation of generations between a diploid stage (with each cell having two sets of chromosomes) and haploid stage (with each cell having one set of chromosomes) in their life cycle. The first fossil plants date from the Silurian period. Formerly the algae, slime molds, dinoflagellates, and fungi, among other groups, were classified as plants, but now these are considered to belong to other kingdoms. See Table at taxonomy. |
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| Noun | 1. |  plant - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"bottling plant - a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps brewery - a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures distillery, still - a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service mint - a plant where money is coined by authority of the government packing plant, packinghouse - a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products recycling plant - a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials refinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance saltworks - a plant where salt is produced commercially disposal plant, sewage disposal plant - a plant for disposing of sewage |
| 2. |  plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy - the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size phytoplankton - photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae parasite - an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host coca - dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect fugaciousness, fugacity - the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) circulation - free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global climate"; "a fan aids air circulation" botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China" kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom, Plantae - (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants microflora - microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora crop - a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale endemic - a plant that is native to a certain limited area; "it is an endemic found only this island" holophyte - an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis non-flowering plant - a plant that does not bear flowers plantlet - a young plant or a small plant wilding - a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree) ornamental - any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value pot plant - a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors) acrogen - any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem apomict - a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis aquatic - a plant that lives in or on water cryptogam - formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi annual - (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year biennial - (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season perennial - (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more escape - a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild hygrophyte - a plant that grows in a moist habitat neophyte - a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously embryo - (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium sporophyte - the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations gametophyte - the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations houseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes garden plant - any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb garden tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant - plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it | |
| 3. | plant - an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience | |
| 4. | plant - something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" dodge, stratagem, contrivance - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" | |
| Verb | 1. | plant - put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" root - plant by the roots puddle - dip into mud before planting; "puddle young plants" checkrow - plant in checkrows bed - place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil dibble - plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs" replant - plant again or anew; "They replanted the land"; "He replanted the seedlings" tree - plant with trees; "this lot should be treed so that the house will be shaded in summer" |
| 2. | plant - fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" pot - plant in a pot; "He potted the palm" nest - fit together or fit inside; "nested bowls" | |
| 3. | plant - set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" fix - set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" | |
| 4. | plant - place into a river; "plant fish" animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals stock - provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat" | |
| 5. | plant - place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment" | |
| 6. | plant - put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" |
plant 1
verb 6. place, put, establish, found, fix, institute, root, lodge, insert, sow the seeds of, imbed >> like florimania
plant 2
Translations
n plant [plaːnt]
1 anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves flowering/tropical plants. plant نَبات растение rostlina plante; vækst die Pflanze φυτό planta taim گیاه kasvi plante צֶמָח वनस्पति biljka növény tumbuhan planta, jurt pianta 植物 식물 augalas, sodinukas augs; stāds tumbuh-tumbuhan plant plante roślina planta plantă растение rastlina rastlina biljka planta, växt, ört พืช bitki 植物 рослина پودا thực vật 植物
2 industrial machinery engineering plant. masjinerie آلات صِناعِيَّه съоръжения zařízení, instalace, aparatura maskineri; anlæg die Anlage βιομηχανικά μηχανήματα, εγκαταστάσεις equipo, maquinaria seadmed ماشین آلات koneisto installation, équipement מִפעָל यंत्र cjelokupna oprema za neki industrijski pogon gépállomány, -park mesin industri vélakostur attrezzatura 装置 공장 설비, 기계 장치 įrengimai, mašinos iekārta; mašīnas loji machinerie anlegg, inventar urządzenia mechaniczne maquinaria mecanism, instalaţie оборудование, механизмы zariadenie tovarniška oprema mašinerija utrustning, maskineri เครื่องจักรอุตสาหกรรม ağır makineler 設備 устаткування; агрегат پلانٹ، صنعتي مشينري thiết bị 设备
3 a factory. fabriek مَعْمَل ، مَصْنَع завод továrna fabrik die Anlage εργοστάσιο planta, fábrica vabrik کارخانه tehdas usine מפעל कारखाना pogon,tvornica üzem, gyár(telep) pabrik verksmiðja fabbrica, stabilimento 工場 공장 gamykla, fabrikas fabrika; rūpnīca kilang fabriek fabrikk fabryka fábrica uzină завод;фабрика továreň tovarna postrojenje anläggning, fabrik โรงงาน fabrika 工廠 завод, фабрика فيکٹري nhà máy 工厂
v
1 to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow We have planted vegetables in the garden. plant يَزْرَع، يَغْرُس садя (za)sázet plante pflanzen φυτεύω plantar istutama کاشتن istuttaa planter לִשתוֹל रोपना posaditi (el)ültet me nanam planta piantare 植える 심다 (pa)sodinti []stādīt menanam planten plante, så, sette sadzić plantar a planta сажать (za)sadiť saditi posaditi plantera, så, sätta เพาะปลูก ekmek, dikmek 種植 саджати پودا لگانا، بونا trồng; gieo 种植
2 to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard. aanplant, beplant يَزْرَع، يَغْرُس посаждам osázet, vysadit beplante; anlægge (be)pflanzen φυτεύω plantar istutama, külvama کشت کردن istuttaa, kylvää planter (de/en) לִנטוֹעַ रोपना usaditi beültet menanami rækta piantare 植える (정원을) 조성하다, (토지에) 나무를 심다 apsodinti, įveisti []stādīt menanam beplanten beplante obsadzać, zasadzać plantar a planta; a sădi засаживать, засевать vysadiť zasaditi zasaditi plantera, anlägga เพาะปลูก bahçe yapmak 栽培 насаджувати لگانا، اگانا trồng 栽培
3 to place heavily or firmly He planted himself between her and the door. plant يَضَع نَفْسَه بِثِقَل забивам postavit (se) plante sich pflanzen εγκαθιστώ, στήνω γερά plantarse kindlalt asetama قرار دادن asettua, panna (se) planter לִתקוֹעַ किसी चीज को दृढ़ता से रखना namjestiti elhelyezkedik menempatkan planta (sér), koma tryggilega fyrir mettere 位置する 단단히 놓다, 자리잡다 įtaisyti, pastatyti novietot; nolikt berdiri plaatsen plante/plassere/anbringe (seg) wciskać, wtykać colocar-se a se planta; a (se) posta прочно ставить, устанавливать postaviť (sa) postaviti postaviti se placera (ställa, sätta) sig, slå sig ner, fatta posto แทรก yerleştirmek 安置，安插 міцно ставити; зайняти позицію جمانا đứng vững 安置，安插
4 to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother. plant يَدُسُّ насаждам tajně nastrčit anbringe andrehen φορτώνω κπ. ενοχοποιητικά στοιχεία meter algo a alguien para comprometerlo sokutama عمداً در جایی قرار دادن panna cacher (pour faire incriminer) “לִשתוֹל” गलत सबूत के लिए रखना podmetnuti cselből elhelyez menyelundupkan planta (e-u), koma fyrir mettere こっそり置く ...을 몰래 놓아두다 pakišti, primesti slepus nolikt; fiktīvi piedēvēt meletakkan sesuatu sbg perangkap onderschuiven plante, gjemme podrzucać, podkładać colocar à socapa a ascunde (pentru a da vina pe cineva) подбрасывать podstrčiť podtakniti podmetnuti placera [], smuggla in, plantera ของกลาง yerleştirmek, gizlice koymak 栽贓於某人 підкидати کسي کي ملکيت دکھانا ngụy tạo 栽赃于某人
n planˈtation [plӕn-]
1 a place that has been planted with trees. plantasie مَزْرَعَه، مكان مَزروع بالأشْجار насаждение sad, háj plantage die Schonung φυτεία plantación metsaistandus درختستان viljelysmetsä plantation מָטַע रोपण, रोपाई nasad ültetvény perkebunan ekra albereto 植林地 조림지 sodiniai apstādījumi ladang aanplanting beplantning plantacja plantação plantaţie (лесо)насаждение les nasad zasad plantering สวน koru, fidanlık 植樹造林 насадження باغ vườn ươm 植树造林
2 a piece of land or estate for growing certain crops, especially cotton, sugar, rubber, tea and tobacco He owned a rubber plantation in Malaysia. plantasie مَعْمَل ، مَزْرَعَه плантация plantáž plantage; -plantage die Plantage φυτεία plantación istandus کشتزار viljelmä plantation אֲחוָּזת מַטָעִים भूभाग plantaža ültetvény, gyarmat perkebunan plantekra piantagione 大農園 plantacija plantācija ladang plantage plantasje plantacja plantação plantaţie плантация plantáž plantaža plantaža plantage พื้นที่เพาะปลูก plântasyon 種植園 плантація کھيت، فارم đồn điền 种植园
n planter
the owner of a plantation for growing tea, rubber etc a tea-planter. planter صاحِب المَعْمَل أو المَزْرَعَه плантатор plantážník, -ice plantageejer; -plantageejer der Plantagenbesitzer ιδιοκτήτης φυτείας, καλλιεργητής hacendado istanduseomanik مالک کشتزار viljelijä planteur/-euse בַּעַל מַטָעִים बागान मालिक vlasnik plantaže ültetvényes pemilik perkebunan plantekrueigandi piantatore, coltivatore 農園主 농원 주인 plantatorius plantators pemilik ladang planter plantasjeeier plantator plantador proprietarul unei plantaţii плантатор plantážnik plantažnik vlasnik plantaže plantageägare เจ้าของฟาร์มเพาะปลูก plântasyon sahibi 種植園主 плантатор فارم کا مالک chủ đồn điền 种植园主
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