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plant

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
plænt

Definitions

  1. plant (an organism of the kingdom Plantae)
  2. A surname:
  3. A surname from English.
  4. An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
  5. plant (factory)
  6. A surname from French.
  7. Any of a wide variety of multicellular organisms, most of which manufacture their own food by means of photosynthesis. Plants have cells with cell walls made of cellulose, cannot move about under their own power, and have no nervous system. They range in size from a few millimeters to trees that stand over 300 feet (91.4 meters) tall. Plants are grouped as a separate kingdom in taxonomy.
  8. An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
  9. floor, level (of a high building)
  10. A surname, variant of Plante.
  11. A building or complex in which an industry is located:factory, mill, work (used in plural).
  12. Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
  13. sole
  14. An unincorporated community in Van Buren County, Arkansas, United States.
  15. the owner of a plantation for growing tea, rubber etc. a tea-planter. planter صاحِب المَعْمَل أو المَزْرَعَه плантатор plantador plantážník, -ice der Plantagenbesitzer plantageejer; -plantageejer ιδιοκτήτης φυτείας, καλλιεργητήςhacendado istanduseomanik مالک کشتزار istuttaja planteur/-euse בַּעַל מַטָעִים बागान मालिक vlasnik plantaže ültetvényes pemilik perkebunan plantekrueigandi piantatore, coltivatore 農園主 농장주 plantatorius plantators pemilik ladang planterplantasjeeier plantator د بڼ څښتن p...
  16. Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
  17. sole (bottom of a shoe or boot)
  18. planta;medicinal ___ → ___, yerba medicinal.
  19. A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
  20. Botany a. Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically containing chloroplasts, having cell walls made of cellulose, producing embryos, and lacking the power of locomotion. Plants include trees, bushes, herbs, ferns, mosses, and certain green algae.
  21. Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
  22. An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
  23. A building or group of buildings for the manufacture of a product; a factory: works in an auto plant.
  24. A stash or cache of hidden goods.
  25. A person or thing put into place in order to mislead or function secretly, especially:a. A person placed in a group of spectators to influence behavior.
  26. Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
  27. Slang A scheming trick; a swindle.
  28. A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
  29. To place or set (seeds, for example) in the ground to grow.
  30. A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
  31. To place (spawn or young fish) in water or an underwater bed for cultivation: plant oysters.
  32. A young tree; a sapling; hence, a stick or staff.
  33. The sole of the foot.
  34. A plan; a swindle; a trick.
  35. An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
  36. A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
  37. A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
  38. A position in the street to sell from; a pitch.

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of plant.

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Equivalents

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Беларускаяраслінарасьліна
বাংলাগাছ
Esperantoplantiplanto
Eestitaim
Euskaralandare
فارسیکاشتن
Gaeilgelus
Gàidhligluibhlus
ગુજરાતીછોડ
Hausashuka
Հայերենբույստնկել
Bahasa Indonesiainstalasitanamtumbuhan
Igboosisi
Íslenskajurtplanta
ქართულიმცენარე
Қазақ тіліөсімдік
ភាសាខ្មែរដាដើមដោត
ಕನ್ನಡಗಿಡಸಸ್ಯ
LëtzebuergeschPlanz
Lingálaetoele
ລາວຕົ້ນ
Lietuviųaugalas
Malagasyzava-maniry
Te Reo Māoritanutiputiri
မြန်မာစိုက်အပင်
Nederlandsgewasplantplantenpoten
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੌਦਾਬੂਟਾ
Românăplantă
Ikinyarwandaikimera
සිංහලශාක
Slovenčinarastlina
Slovenščinarastlina
Gagana Samoatoto
Kiswahilimmea
తెలుగునాటుమొక్క
Türkmençeösümlik
ئۇيغۇرچەئۆسۈملۈك
اردوپودا
O'zbekchaoʻsimlik
isiXhosaisityalo
isiZuluisitshalo

Examples

The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border.”
“In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.”
Some plants, such as mushrooms found in the wild, are difficult to identify. Some plants are poisonous, and an inexperienced individual may make mistakes in identification of wild plants, with tragic results.”
The company has production plants in three countries.”
“My dad worked at the plant for 27 years.”
The US group does have another vaccine plant in Ireland – in Carlowbut it is understood the Dundalk site is the only live virus vaccine facility in MSD’s Irish network.”
Near-synonym: capital equipment
industrial plant
refrigeration plant
“A massive amount of plant has been trucked in and installed over the past two years, and production is expected to begin soon.”
That gun’s not mine! It’s a plant! I’ve never seen it before!”
“O’Sullivan risked a plant that went badly astray, splitting the reds.”
The company's product range includes tools, construction plant, diggers, dumpers and rollers.”
Take, Shepherd, take a Plant of ſtubborn Oak; / And labour him with many a ſturdy ſtroke: / Or with hard Stones, demoliſh from afar / His haughty Creſt, the feat of all the War.”
Knotty legs, and plants of clay, / Seek for eaſe, or love delay.”
“It wasn’t a bad plant that of mine, on Fikey, the man accused of forging the Sou’ Westeru Railway debentures—it was only t’ other daybecause the reason why? I’ll tell you.”

CEFR level

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