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.]
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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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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 distillery, still - a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service mint - a plant where money is coined by authority of the government refinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance saltworks - a plant where salt is produced commercially | | 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 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 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" hood, cap - a protective covering that is part of a plant 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 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 poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism | | 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" bed - place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil dibble - plant with a wooden hand tool; "dibble Spring bulbs" afforest, forest - establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" 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" bury, sink - embed deeply; "She sank her fingers into the soft sand"; "He buried his head in her lap" | | 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!" | | 4. | plant - place into a river; "plant fish"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"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" | | 6. | plant - put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds" |
plant 1 verb 6. place, put, establish, found, fix, institute, root, lodge, insert, sow the seeds of, imbed >> like florimania
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plant [plɑːnt] n → planta (= machinery); maquinaria (= factory); fábrica
plant [plɑːnt] n → plante f (= machinery); matériel m (= factory); usine f
plant [plɑːnt] n (Bot) → Pflanze f (= machinery); Maschinen pl (= factory); Anlage f
plant [plɑːnt] n → pianta (= machinery); impianto (= factory); fabbrica
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