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¹plant

verb \ˈplant\

: to put (a seed, flower, or plant) in the ground to grow

: to fill (an area) with seeds, flowers, or plants

: to put or place (something) in the ground

Full Definition of PLANT

transitive verb

a : to put or set in the ground for growth <plant seeds>

b : to set or sow with seeds or plants

c : implant

a : establish, institute

b : colonize, settle

c : to place (animals) in a new locality

d : to stock with animals

a : to place in or on the ground

b : to place firmly or forcibly <planted a hard blow on his chin>

a : conceal

b : to covertly place for discovery, publication, or dissemination

intransitive verb

: to plant something

— plant·able \ˈplan-tə-bəl\ adjective

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Origin of PLANT

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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to PLANT

Synonyms: drill, put in, seed, sow

Antonyms: close (down), phase out, shut (up)

Rhymes with PLANT

ant, aunt, brant, cant, chant, grant, Kant, pant, rant, scant, slant

²plant

noun

: a living thing that grows in the ground, usually has leaves or flowers, and needs sun and water to survive

: a building or factory where something is made

: the land, buildings, and equipment of an organization

Full Definition of PLANT

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

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

: an act of planting

: something or someone planted

— plant·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

See plant defined for English-language learners

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

Other Botany Terms

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

PLANTED Defined for Kids

¹plant

verb \ˈplant\

plant·edplant·ing

Definition of PLANT for Kids

: to place in the ground to grow <We'll plant seeds in the spring.>

: to fill with seeds or plants <plant a garden>

: to set firmly in the ground <They planted posts for a fence.>

: to place firmly <He planted himself on the couch.>

: to introduce as a thought or idea

: 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>

²plant

noun

Definition of PLANT for Kids

: 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

: the buildings and equipment of an industrial business or an institution <a power plant>

— plant·like \ˈplant-ˌlīk\ adjective