plant

²plant

noun

Definition of PLANT

1

a : a young tree, vine, shrub, or herb planted or suitable for planting b : any of a kingdom (Plantae) of multicellular eukaryotic mostly photosynthetic organisms typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls

2

a : the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial business b : a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product; also : power plant c : the total facilities available for production or service d : the buildings and other physical equipment of an institution

3

: an act of planting

4

: something or someone planted

— plant·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

Examples of PLANT

1. The gangsters never suspected that he was a police plant.
2. <a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people>

Origin of PLANT

Middle English plante, from Old English, from Latin planta

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to PLANT

Synonyms: manufactory, mill, factory, shop, works, workshop

Related Words: sweatshop; atelier, studio, workplace, workroom; yard

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Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem