What does plant mean?
Definitions for plant
plænt, plɑntplant
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word plant.
Princeton's WordNet
plant, works, industrial plantnoun
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
plant, flora, plant lifenoun
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
plantnoun
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
plantverb
something planted secretly for discovery by another
"the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
plant, setverb
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plantverb
fix or set securely or deeply
"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
establish, found, plant, constitute, instituteverb
set up or lay the groundwork for
"establish a new department"
plantverb
place into a river
"plant fish"
plantverb
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
"Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
plant, implantverb
put firmly in the mind
"Plant a thought in the students' minds"
Webster Dictionary
Plantnoun
a vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion, or a series of cellules, or even a single cellule
Plantnoun
a bush, or young tree; a sapling; hence, a stick or staff
Plantnoun
the sole of the foot
Plantnoun
the whole machinery and apparatus employed in carrying on a trade or mechanical business; also, sometimes including real estate, and whatever represents investment of capital in the means of carrying on a business, but not including material worked upon or finished products; as, the plant of a foundry, a mill, or a railroad
Plantnoun
a plan; an artifice; a swindle; a trick
Plantnoun
an oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth
Plantnoun
a young oyster suitable for transplanting
Plantnoun
to put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth; as, to plant maize
Plantnoun
to set in the ground for growth, as a young tree, or a vegetable with roots
Plantnoun
to furnish, or fit out, with plants; as, to plant a garden, an orchard, or a forest
Plantnoun
to engender; to generate; to set the germ of
Plantnoun
to furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish; as, to plant a colony
Plantnoun
to introduce and establish the principles or seeds of; as, to plant Christianity among the heathen
Plantnoun
to set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's fist in another's face
Plantnoun
to set up; to install; to instate
Plantverb
to perform the act of planting
Etymology: [AS. plantian, L. plantare. See Plant, n.]
Freebase
Plant
Plants, also called green plants, are living organisms of the kingdom Plantae including such multicellular groups as flowering plants, conifers, ferns and mosses, as well as, depending on definition, the green algae, but not red or brown seaweeds like kelp, nor fungi or bacteria. Green plants have cell walls with cellulose and characteristically obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis using chlorophyll contained in chloroplasts, which gives them their green color. Some plants are parasitic and have lost the ability to produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or to photosynthesize. Plants are also characterized by sexual reproduction, modular and indeterminate growth, and an alternation of generations, although asexual reproduction is common, and some plants bloom only once while others bear only one bloom. Precise numbers are difficult to determine, but as of 2010, there are thought to be 300–315 thousand species of plants, of which the great majority, some 260–290 thousand, are seed plants. Green plants provide most of the world's molecular oxygen and are the basis of most of the earth's ecologies, especially on land. Plants described as grains, fruits and vegetables form mankind's basic foodstuffs, and have been domesticated for millennia. Plants serve as ornaments and, until recently and in great variety, they have served as the source of most medicines and drugs. Their scientific study is known as botany.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Plant
plant, n. a something living and growing, fixed on the ground and drawing food therefrom by means of its root, and developing into a stem, leaves, and seed: a sprout: any vegetable production: the tools or material of any trade or business: (slang) a trick, dodge, hidden plunder.—v.t. to put into the ground for growth: to furnish with plants: to set in the mind, implant: to establish.—v.i. to set shoots in the ground.—adj. Plant′able.—ns. Plant′age (Shak.), plants in general, or the vegetable kingdom; Plantā′tion, a place planted: a wood or grove: (U.S.) a large estate: a colony: act or process of introduction: (Milt.) the act of planting; Plant′er, one who plants or introduces: the owner of a plantation; Plant′-house, a garden structure designed for the protection and cultivation of the plants of warmer climates than our own; Plant′icle, a young plant; Plant′ing, the act of setting in the ground for growth: the art of forming plantations of trees: a plantation.—adj. Plant′less, destitute of vegetation.—ns. Plant′let, a little plant; Plant′-louse, a small homopterous insect which infests plants; Plant′ule, the embryo of a plant. [A.S. plante (Fr. plante)—L. planta, a shoot, a plant.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Plant
The apparatus for commercial manufacturing or technical works. An electric lighting plant includes the boilers, engines and dynamos for producing the current, and the electric mains and subsidiary apparatus.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
plant
A stock of tools, &c. Also, the fixtures, machinery, &c., required to carry on a business.
Editors Contribution
plant
A type of facility with the accurate and specific tools, equipment, machinery, technology, management, employees and space to provide a specific type of commodities, goods, products or services.
There are a variety of plants in countries e.g. recycling plants, steel plants, etc.
Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020plant
Is a variety of living organisms with the ability to produce.
Plants are created in a variety of colors with a purpose, many can produce food we can eat.
Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2015
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'plant' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1380
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'plant' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2196
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'plant' in Nouns Frequency: #278
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'plant' in Verbs Frequency: #610
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plant in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of plant in a Sentence
We are the fruits harvested of the choices we plant.
I love the donors and we thank them, but it has to be that the guys in the barber shop, the lady at the diner, the folks who are worried about whether that plant is going to close, they’ve got to be our focus.
In ancient dental calculus, we are able to find DNA from the microorganisms in the plaque, but also anything else that has gone into the mouth, including food or work items -- for example if ancient people were cutting rope with their teeth, we might be able to see the DNA from the plant material used to make the rope.
We're upgrading the entire plant to be auto-ready in a few years.
Fried Chicken is so delicious, our customers will find Fried Chicken difficult to tell that Fried Chicken's plant-based, i think we've all heard' Fried Chicken tastes like chicken' -- well our customers are going to be amazed and say,' Fried Chicken tastes like Fried Chicken !'.
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Translations for plant
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- аҵиааAbkhaz
- PlantAfrikaans
- ተክልAmharic
- mataAragonese
- نبات, يزرع, زرع, مصنعArabic
- গছ-গছনিAssamese
- bitki, بیتکیAzerbaijani
- үҫемлекBashkir
- раслі́наBelarusian
- растѐниеBulgarian
- গাছBengali
- རྩི་ཤིང་།Tibetan Standard
- plantenn, plantañBreton
- planta, plantarCatalan, Valencian
- ораматChechen
- tinanomChamorro
- rostlinaCzech
- ӳсентăранChuvash
- planhigynWelsh
- plante, vækst, placere, såDanish
- Pflanze, Kombination, pflanzen, platzierenGerman
- ގަސްDivehi
- ཤིང་།Dzongkha
- φυτόGreek
- planto, plantiEsperanto
- planta, mata, vegetal, fabricación, infiltrar, plantar, colocar, sembrarSpanish
- taimEstonian
- landareBasque
- گياه, کاشتنPersian
- kasvi, lavaste, kone, istuttaa, sijoittaa, ujuttaa, kylvää, asettaaFinnish
- plantaFaroese
- matériel, plante, végétal, planterFrench
- lusIrish
- luibh, lusScottish Gaelic
- planta, vexetal, plantarGalician
- ka'a, ñotyGuaraní
- છોડGujarati
- lus, losserey, kialg, saihManx
- shukaHausa
- צמחHebrew
- पौधाHindi
- növény, gépállomány, tégla, berendezés, géppark, letelepít, ültetHungarian
- բույս, տնկելArmenian
- planta, plantarInterlingua
- tumbuh-tumbuhan, tanam, menanamIndonesian
- osisiIgbo
- nautchiiruq, nautchiaqInupiaq
- planto, plantacarIdo
- jurt, plantaIcelandic
- pianta, piantareItalian
- ᐱᕈᖅᑐᖅInuktitut
- 草木, 草, 植物, 草花, 植えるJapanese
- tanduranJavanese
- მცენარეGeorgian
- muti, mũmeraKikuyu, Gikuyu
- өсімдікKazakh
- naasoqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- ដើមKhmer
- ಸಸ್ಯKannada
- 식물, 植物, 심다, 이식하다Korean
- nebat, درهخت, ڕووهک, چانکردن, شینکردن, ڕواندنKurdish
- өсүмдүк, ۅسۉمدۉكKyrgyz
- planta, herba, serō, cōnserō, ponōLatin
- PlanzLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ekimeraGanda
- ຕົ້ນ, ຕົ້ນພືດLao
- augalasLithuanian
- augsLatvian
- tipu, otaota, whakatōMāori
- растение, подметка, постројка, подвала, сади, подметнува, подвалува, посадува, насадува, засадува, забива, местиMacedonian
- ургамалMongolian
- रोपेMarathi
- tumbuhan, تومبوهن, kōiri, tanamMalay
- အပင်Burmese
- बिरूवाNepali
- plant, gewas, planten, potenDutch
- planteNorwegian
- chʼilNavajo, Navaho
- chomeraChichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- planta, plantarOccitan
- biqilaOromo
- ଉଦ୍ଭିଦOriya
- ਪੌਦਾPanjabi, Punjabi
- roślina, roślina zielna, sadzić, zasadzićPolish
- نباتPashto, Pushto
- vegetal, planta, erva, plantarPortuguese
- yura, tarpuyQuechua
- plantaRomansh
- plantă, înscenare, interpusRomanian
- расте́ние, сажа́ть, подложи́ть, посади́ть, подкла́дывать, устана́вливать, установи́тьRussian
- ikimeraKinyarwanda
- prantaSardinian
- raslina, раслина, биљка, biljkaSerbo-Croatian
- පැළයSinhala, Sinhalese
- rastlinaSlovak
- rastlinaSlovene
- mbesaShona
- dhirSomali
- bimëAlbanian
- semelaSouthern Sotho
- tutuwuhan, pepelakanSundanese
- planta, växt, planteraSwedish
- mmeaSwahili
- செடி, நடுTamil
- మొక్క, నాటుTelugu
- ниҳолTajik
- พืช, ปลูกThai
- ተኽሊTigrinya
- ösümlikTurkmen
- halamanTagalog
- bitki, ekmekTurkish
- үсемлекTatar
- duaTwi
- ئۆسۈملۈكUyghur, Uighur
- росли́наUkrainian
- نباتUrdu
- ўсимлик, oʻsimlikUzbek
- cây, thực vật, trồngVietnamese
- isityaloXhosa
- ohun ọ̀gbìnYoruba
- 厂Chinese
- isitshaloZulu
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