plant


Definition: Meaning of, plant in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / plɑːnt /

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plant plants
  1. living thing [countable] a living thing that has leaves and roots and grows in earth, especially one that is smaller than a tree
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  2. factory [countable] a factory or building where an industrial process happens
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  3. machinery [uncountable] British English heavy machinery that is used in industrial processes
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  4. something hidden [countable usually singular] something illegal or stolen that is hidden in someone's clothes or possessions to make them seem guilty of a crime
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  5. person [countable] someone who is put somewhere or sent somewhere secretly to find out information
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
plant planted planted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
planting plants
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  1. plants/seeds to put plants or seeds in the ground to grow
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  2. put something somewhere [always + adverb/preposition] informal to put something firmly in or on something else
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  3. hide illegal goods informal to hide stolen or illegal goods in someone's clothes, bags, room etc in order to make them seem guilty of a crime
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  4. bomb plant a bomb to put a bomb somewhere
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  5. person to put or send someone somewhere, especially secretly, so that they can find out information
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  6. plant an idea/doubt/suspicion (in somebody's mind) to make someone begin to have an idea, especially so that they do not realize that you gave them the idea
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plant used in phrases

  • Australian pitcher plant (noun)
    1. a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia
  • California pitcher plant (noun)
    1. marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below
  • Chinese lantern plant (noun)
    1. old World perennial cultivated for its ornamental inflated papery orange-red calyx
  • Chinese silk plant (noun)
    1. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fibre from its woody stems that resembles flax
  • Christ plant (noun)
    1. somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
  • India-rubber plant (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • Mexican fire plant (noun)
    1. poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla
  • Queensland grass-cloth plant (noun)
    1. australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fibre is used in making cloth
  • Rocky Mountain bee plant (noun)
    1. plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
  • Spanish oyster plant (noun)
    1. a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron
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plant used in phrasal verbs

  • plant out (phrasal verb)
    1. to take a young plant that is growing in a container and put it in the ground to grow
  • plant over (phrasal verb)
    1. plant over something to grow plants or trees on an area of ground so that it is covered with them
  • plant up (phrasal verb)
    1. to grow trees, plants, or seeds in a container or an area so that they fill it completely
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