planted; planting; plants
1
2
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 dissemination
: to plant something
1
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
Examples of plant in a Sentence
Verb
I planted corn this year.
I planted the border with roses.
a field planted with corn
She planted stakes in the garden to hold the vines.
I firmly planted my feet and refused to move.
He planted himself in front of the TV and stayed there.
Terrorists planted a bomb in the bus station.
She claims that the police planted the drugs in her car.
He was a spy planted in the office by a rival company.
Someone planted a rumor saying that he had died.
Noun
The gangsters never suspected that he was a police plant.
a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
According to a report from the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new form of manufacturing will produce rockets and satellites as efficiently as auto plants make cars.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Working with a 138-acre vineyard of 130- to 190-year-old vines planted between 3,050 and 3,280 feet, Suárez makes a Dominio de Atauta Ribera del Duero red as well as five single-vineyard wines from diverse plots within the estate.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2025
The grass and roots can then be raked out after tilling the soil and before planting flowers.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
The project includes the removal of the weir to restore tidal saltwater flushing to the 220-acre lagoon, along with native plants and wildlife.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
According to a report from the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new form of manufacturing will produce rockets and satellites as efficiently as auto plants make cars.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Plant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plant. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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plant
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to put or set in the ground to grow
plant seeds
b
: to set permanently in the consciousness of : implant
plant good habits
2
a
: to cause to become established
plant colonies
b
: to stock or provide with something usually to grow or increase
plant fields to corn
plant a stream with trout
3
a
: to place or fix in the ground
planted stakes to hold the vines
b
: to place firmly or forcibly
planted themselves right in our way
4
: to place or introduce so as to mislead
plant a spy
plant
2 of 2 noun1
: any of a kingdom of mostly photosynthetic living things usually lacking the ability to move from place to place under their own power, having no obvious nervous or sensory organs, possessing cellulose cell walls, and often having a body that is able to keep growing without taking on a fixed size and shape
2
a
: the land, buildings, and equipment of an organization
the college plant
b
: a building or workshop for the manufacture of a product : factory
c
3
: something or someone planted
left muddy footprints as a plant to confuse the police
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