Green foliage or vegetation
“There are thousands of animals and plants alive today that are no different from the way they appear in the fossil record.”
Plural for a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place
“The company manufactures most of its products at a giant plant in Down District.”
Plural for a person placed in a group as a spy or informer
“The whistleblower was apparently a plant with a directive to undermine the administration.”
Plural for machinery used in an industrial or manufacturing process
“Company profits are used to invest in new plant and machinery.”
To place into the ground or soil to grow
“If in doubt as to which side is up, plant the bulb on its side and it will correct itself when it grows.”
To set or place in a particular position
“I always instinctively plant my house keys on the kitchen top whenever I get home.”
To put or hide (something) among someone's belongings to compromise or incriminate the owner
“A few scoundrels would plant drugs in Jack Walsh's apartment in order to frame him.”
To sow or place in one's consciousness
“Please do not plant ridiculous ideas into the minds of our impressionable children.”
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