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plant1 n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any living organism that typically synthesizes its food from inorganic substances, possesses cellulose cell walls, responds slowly and often permanently to a stimulus, lacks specialized sense organs and nervous system, and has no powers of locomotion 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) such an organism that is green, terrestrial, and smaller than a shrub or tree; a herb 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a cutting, seedling, or similar structure, esp when ready for transplantation 4. Informal a thing positioned secretly for discovery by another, esp in order to incriminate an innocent person 5. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) Billiards Snooker a position in which the cue ball can be made to strike an intermediate which then pockets another ball vb (tr) 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (often foll by out) to set (seeds, crops, etc.) into (ground) to grow 2. to place firmly in position 3. to establish; found 4. to implant in the mind 5. Slang to deliver (a blow) 6. Informal to position or hide, esp in order to deceive or observe 7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to place (young fish, oysters, spawn, etc.) in (a lake, river, etc.) in order to stock the water See also plant out [Old English, from Latin planta a shoot, cutting] plantable adj plantlike adj plant2 n 1. (Business / Commerce) a. the land, buildings, and equipment used in carrying on an industrial, business, or other undertaking or service b. (as modifier) plant costs 2. (Business / Commerce) a factory or workshop 3. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) mobile mechanical equipment for construction, road-making, etc. [special use of plant1]
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plant1 verb 1. sow, scatter, set out, transplant, implant, put in the ground He intends to plant fruit and vegetables. Related words see algae, ferns, flowers, fungi, grasses, poisons, shrubs, treeslike florimania Quotations "What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not been discovered" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Fortune of the Republic] Parts of plantsandroecium, anther, anthophore, blossom, bract, bud, bulbil, calyx, capitulum, carpel, carpophore, catkin, caulis, clinandrium, commissure, corolla, corymb, costa, cyathium, cyme, dichasium, epidermis, filament, floral envelope, floret, foliage, fruit, gametophore, guard cell, glume, gynoecium, head, hibernaculum, hypanthium, inflorescence, internode, involucel, involucre, joint, leaf, lemma, lip, micropyle, monochasium, nectary, nucellus, offshoot, ovary, ovule, palea, panicle, pedicel, peduncle, perianth, petal, phloem, pistil, placenta, pod, pollen, pollen grain, pollinium, raceme, rachis, receptacle, thalamus, or torus, root, root cap, root hair, secundine, seed, seed pod, sepal, sheath, spadix, spathe, spike, spikelet, spur, stamen, stem, stigma, stoma, style, taproot, tassel, tepal, umbel, vascular bundle, xylemplant2 Translations plant [plɑːnt] A. N 1. (Bot) → planta f 2. (no pl) (= machinery) → maquinaria f; (fixed) → instalaciones fpl heavy plant → maquinaria f pesada 5. (= infiltrator) → infiltrado/a m/f, espía mf B. VT 1. (Bot) [+ tree, flower, crop] → plantar; [+ seed, garden, field] → sembrar to plant sth with sth → sembrar algo de algo the field is planted with wheat → el campo está sembrado de trigo they plan to plant the area with grass and trees → tienen pensado plantar la zona de árboles y poner césped 2. (= put) he stood with his feet planted apart → se quedó de pie con los pies separados he planted himself right in her path → se le plantó en el camino, se plantó en mitad de su camino to plant an idea in sb's mind → meter a algn una idea en la cabeza to plant a kiss on sb's cheek → plantar un beso en la mejilla a algn she planted a punch right on his nose → le plantó un puñetazo en la nariz C. VI → plantar plant out VT + ADV [+ seedlings] → trasplantar plant [ˈplɑːnt] n (BOTANY) → plante f some new plants for the garden → de nouvelles plantes pour le jardin to water the plants → arroser les plantes a tomato plant → un plant de tomate (= machinery) → matériel m vt [+ seed, plant, tree] → planter to plant sth with trees [+ land, field] They plan to plant the area with grass and trees → Ils comptent planter du gazon et des arbres dans cette zone. planted with trees → planté(e) d'arbres a field planted with maize → un champ de maïs (= hide) [+ bomb] → dissimuler; [+ microphone] → dissimuler [+ evidence] The evidence was planted in his flat → Les preuves ont été dissimulées dans son appartement pour l'incriminer. He claimed that the drugs had been planted → Il a affirmé que la drogue avait été dissimulée pour l'incriminer. plant n no pl (= equipment) → Anlagen pl; (= equipment and buildings) → Produktionsanlage f; (US: of school, bank) → Einrichtungen pl; (= factory) → Werk nt; plant-hire → Baumaschinenvermietung f; “heavy plant crossing” → „Baustellenverkehr“ (inf: = frame-up) eingeschmuggelter Gegenstand etc, der jdn kompromittieren soll, → Komplott nt vt plants, trees → pflanzen, ein- or anpflanzen; field → bepflanzen; to plant a field with turnips/wheat → auf einem Feld Rüben anbauen or anpflanzen/Weizen anbauen or säen (= place in position) → setzen; bomb → legen; kiss → drücken; fist → pflanzen (inf); (in the ground) stick → stecken; flag → pflanzen; to plant something in somebody’s mind → jdm etw in den Kopf setzen, jdn auf etw (acc) → bringen; a policeman was planted at each entrance → an jedem Eingang wurde ein Polizist aufgestellt or postiert; he planted himself right in front of the fire (inf) → er pflanzte sich genau vor dem Kamin auf (inf); she planted the children in the hall → sie stellte die Kinder im Flur ab (inf); to plant one on somebody’s chin (inf) → jdm einen Kinnhaken geben; to plant one’s feet (lit) → die Füße aufsetzen (inf) incriminating evidence, stolen goods etc → manipulieren, praktizieren; (in sb’s car, home) → schmuggeln; informer, spy etc → (ein)schleusen; to plant something on somebody (inf) → jdm etw unterjubeln (inf), → jdm etw in die Tasche praktizieren plant [plɑːnt] 1. n a. (Bot) → pianta b. (no pl, machinery) → impianto; (factory) → stabilimento 2. vt a. (trees, seeds, flowers) → piantare to plant a field with corn → piantare or coltivare un terreno a grano b. (position, pole) → piantare, conficcare; (bomb) → mettere; (kiss) → stampare to plant an idea in sb's mind → ficcare or cacciare in testa un'idea a qn he planted himself right in her path → le si è piantato di fronte to plant sth on sb (fam) → nascondere qc su qn (per incriminarlo) plant out vt + adv (seedlings) → trapiantare plant [plɑːnt] 1. n a. (Bot) → pianta b. (no pl, machinery) → impianto; (factory) → stabilimento 2. vt a. (trees, seeds, flowers) → piantare to plant a field with corn → piantare or coltivare un terreno a grano b. (position, pole) → piantare, conficcare; (bomb) → mettere; (kiss) → stampare to plant an idea in sb's mind → ficcare or cacciare in testa un'idea a qn he planted himself right in her path → le si è piantato di fronte to plant sth on sb (fam) → nascondere qc su qn (per incriminarlo) plant out vt + adv (seedlings) → trapiantare 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 산업 기계 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 kylvää planter (de/en) לִנטוֹעַ रोपना usaditi beültet menanami rækta piantare 植える 묘목을 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 (se) planter לִתקוֹעַ किसी चीज को दृढ़ता से रखना namjestiti elhelyezkedik menempatkan planta (sér), koma tryggilega fyrir mettere 位置する 버티고 서다 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 sijoittaa 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 은닉하다 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 식림(조림)지 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 plantaasi plantation אֲחוָּזת מַטָעִים भूभाग plantaža ültetvény, gyarmat perkebunan plantekra piantagione 大農園 플랜테이션, 농장 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 istuttaja planteur/-euse בַּעַל מַטָעִים बागान मालिक vlasnik plantaže ültetvényes pemilik perkebunan plantekrueigandi piantatore, coltivatore 農園主 농장주 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 plant → مباني وتجهيزات, نبات, يزرع rostlina, továrna, zasadit anlæg, plante Anlage, Pflanze, pflanzen εργοστασιακή μονάδα, φυτεύω, φυτό maquinaria, planta, plantar istuttaa, kasvi, tehdas plante, planter, usine biljka, pogon, posaditi impianto, pianta, piantare 植える, 植物, 製造工場 공장, 식물, 심다 fabriek, plant, planten anlegg, plante fabryka, posadzić, roślina fábrica, planta, plantar завод, растение, сажать anläggning, plantera, växt โรงงาน, ปลูก, พืช bitki, dikmek, tesis cây, nhà máy, trồng 工厂, 植物, 种植 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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I like a plantation in a pure soil; that is, where people are not displanted, to the end, to plant in others. As the inimical plant could only be present in very microscopic dimensions to have escaped ordinary observation, to find it seemed rather a hopeless attempt in the stretch of rich grass before them.
THE IVY GREEN
Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy green,
That creepeth o'er ruins old |
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