Main Entry: ¹plant

Pronunciation: \ˈplant\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plantian, from Late Latin plantare to plant, fix in place, from Latin, to plant, from planta plant

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb 1 a : to put or set in the ground for growth <plant seeds> b : to set or sow with seeds or plants c : implant
2 a : establish, institute b : colonize, settle c : to place (animals) in a new locality d : to stock with animals
3 a : to place in or on the ground b : to place firmly or forcibly <planted a hard blow on his chin>
4 a : conceal b : to covertly place for discovery, publication, or disseminationintransitive verb : to plant something

— plant·able \ˈplan-tə-bəl\ adjective