Definition of plant
transitive verb
1a : to put or set in the ground for growth plant seedsb : to set or sow with seeds or plantsc : implant
2a : establish, instituteb : colonize, settlec : to place (animals) in a new localityd : to stock with animals
3a : to place in or on the groundb : to place firmly or forcibly planted a hard blow on his chin
4a : concealb : to covertly place for discovery, publication, or dissemination
intransitive verb
: to plant something
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Examples of plant in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of plant from the Web
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The diagonal scar on Mr Khattab’s neck is another story; assassins had planted a bomb near his house.
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Body-cam footage from a Baltimore police officer allegedly shows the officer planting evidence at the scene of a drug arrest.
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Nepal joins the growing list of developing countries where Proof Eyewear has supported eye clinics, donated to schools, provided micro loans, planted trees through environmental initiatives and more.
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The site is stark and muddy now, but officials plan to begin the next phase — planting native vegetation — after September, to avoid summer heat that could kill the plants, Fuller said.
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For clues on how big and lucrative the world of podcasting is getting, consider the Philadelphia Podcast Festival, planting flags at nine area venues this Friday night through July 23.
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Pee Wee’ planting on the planet is at Whitehall House and Gardens on Lexington Road — a 75’ hedge directly in front of the house.
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A generation earlier several hundred acres had been fenced off and planted with Scotch fir, the only pine variety native to Europe.
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Elsie Reford, a lady of means (the means derived from her uncle being a founder of the Canadian Pacific Railway), began planting stuff on the family retreat 90 years ago.
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Origin and Etymology of plant
Middle English, from Old English plantian, from Late Latin plantare to plant, fix in place, from Latin, to plant, from planta plant
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Definition of plant
1a : a young tree, vine, shrub, or herb planted or suitable for plantingb : 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
2a : the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial businessb : a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product; also : power plantc : the total facilities available for production or serviced : 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
The gangsters never suspected that he was a police plant.
a furniture plant that employs hundreds of people
Recent Examples of plant from the Web
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In addition, China’s antediluvian and fragmented grid system prioritizes power plants nearby urban centers, with normally far-flung solar and wind farms typically used just to top up.
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Often, the couples barely touched, wedged apart by either a coffee table or plant and their unforeseen lives together.
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Unlike benign algae that tends to resemble plants, HABs are generally bright green.
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The city of Flint was going to join the Karegnondi Water Authority but the updates and repairs needed to the Flint water treatment plant would take three and a half to complete, Detroit News reports.
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Communities of tiny plants and organisms protect arid landscapes.
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Technically, water and plant extracts are chemicals too.
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Goodmann agreed that the computer modeling for the plan was flawed, but also said the numbers were showing effluent from sewage treatment plants — not farms — as the more significant problem.
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My formerly parched plants are standing tall and proud and lush and grateful for the long drink of water they were given just as their stems were wilting under new leaf growth, the leaves themselves wilting, too.
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Origin and Etymology of plant
Middle English plante, from Old English, from Latin planta
Other Botany Terms
PLANT Defined for English Language Learners
plant
playDefinition of plant for English Language Learners
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: to put (a seed, flower, or plant) in the ground to grow
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: to fill (an area) with seeds, flowers, or plants
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: to put or place (something) in the ground
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Definition of plant for English Language Learners
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: a living thing that grows in the ground, usually has leaves or flowers, and needs sun and water to survive
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: a building or factory where something is made
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: the land, buildings, and equipment of an organization
PLANT Defined for Kids
Definition of plant for Students
planted
;planting
1 : to place in the ground to grow We'll plant seeds in the spring.
2 : to fill with seeds or plants plant a garden
3 : to set firmly in the ground They planted posts for a fence.
4 : to place firmly He planted himself on the couch.
5 : to introduce as a thought or idea
6 : to place (someone or something) secretly … the teacher thought that he was planted in the audience to pep up the discussion … — E. L. Konigsburg, Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Definition of plant for Students
1 : any member of the kingdom of many-celled mostly photosynthetic living things (as mosses, ferns, grasses, and trees) that lack a nervous system or sense organs and the ability to move about and that have cellulose cell walls
2 : the buildings and equipment of an industrial business or an institution a power plant
plantlike
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