Plant Definition & Meaning

plant
noun
  1. buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
  2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
  3. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
  4. 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"
verb
  1. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
  2. fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
  3. set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
  4. place into a river; "plant fish"
  5. 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. put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"

Synonyms for plant

constitute verb

form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance

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embed verb

fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent

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engraft verb

cause to grow together parts from different plants

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establish verb

set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" set up or lay the groundwork for

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flora noun

all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California

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found adj

come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art

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imbed verb

fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent

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implant noun

a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue fix or set securely or deeply

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institute noun

an association organized to promote art or science or education set up or lay the groundwork for

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set adj

(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop

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"Plant" in song lyrics

See how plant is used in real songs:

  • "Aiyo, we the cats to hold cipher sessions in a power plant"
    Athletic Mic League f/ One Man Army — Lyrictricity
  • "We're the cats, holding the cipher sessions in a power plant"
    Athletic Mic League f/ One Man Army — Lyrictricity
  • "I energize lyrical shocks to overwhelm a Power Plant"
    Big Deal f/ Killah Priest, Unique Divine — N God We Trust

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Usage tips for "plant"

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Frequently asked questions

What does plant mean?
buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience 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" put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
What part of speech is plant?
Plant is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does plant have?
Plant has 10 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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