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Plant
plɑːnt
- 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
- a small plant, as distinct from a shrub or tree
"garden plants"
- a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place
"a giant car plant"
- machinery used in an industrial or manufacturing process
"inadequate investment in new plant"
- a person placed in a group as a spy or informer
"we thought he was a CIA plant spreading disinformation"
- a thing put among someone's belongings to incriminate or compromise them
- 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
- put (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow
"we planted a lot of fruit trees"
- 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)
"it was raining when we planted him"
- set or place in a particular position
"he planted himself squarely in front of her"
- establish (an idea) in someone's mind
"the seed of doubt is planted in his mind"
- 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"
- 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