plant

US /plænt/

UK /plɑ:nt/

A2

noun

  • Factory or a place where things are made
  • Living thing with leaves and roots growing in soil
  • A living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem, leaves, and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree
  • The act of putting something in the ground to grow
  • The machinery, equipment, and fixtures with which an industrial process is carried out
  • A person or thing placed in a group to act as a spy or to elicit information.

verb

  • To firmly position something (in the ground)
  • To put seeds, flowers, trees in the ground

other

  • To put (a seed, seedling, or plant) in the ground or soil so that it can grow
  • To put or set firmly in a particular place or position, especially secretly
  • To put (a seed, seedling, or plant) in the ground or in a pot or other container so that it will grow.
  • To place (something) in a particular spot, especially in order to deceive someone.