plant
♦♦♦ plant /pl'ɑːnt, pl'ænt/ (plants planting planted)
1 [N-COUNT]
A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth and has a stem, leaves, and roots.
Water each plant as often as required.
...exotic plants.
see also bedding plant, pot plant,
2 [VERB] V n
When you plant a seed, plant, or young tree, you put it into the ground so that it will grow there.
He says he plans to plant fruit trees and vegetables.
● planting [N-UNCOUNT]
Extensive flooding in the country has delayed planting and many crops are still under water.
3 [VERB] V n with n, V n, V-ed
When someone plants land with a particular type of plant or crop, they put plants, seeds, or young trees into the land to grow them there.
They plan to plant the area with grass and trees...
Recently much of their energy has gone into planting a large vegetable garden.
...newly planted fields.
4 [N-COUNT]
A plant is a factory or a place where power is produced.
...Ford's British car assembly plants...
The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity.
5 [N-UNCOUNT]
Plant is large machinery that is used in industrial processes.
...investment in plant and equipment.
= machinery
6 [VERB] V n adv/prep, V-ed adv/prep
If you plant something somewhere, you put it there firmly.
She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly.
...with his enormous feet planted heavily apart.
7 [VERB] V n
To plant something such as a bomb means to hide it somewhere so that it explodes or works there.
So far no one has admitted planting the bomb.
8 [VERB] oft passive, be V-ed
If something such as a weapon or drugs is planted on someone, it is put among their possessions or in their house so that they will be wrongly accused of a crime.
He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him.
9 [VERB] V n
If an organization plants someone somewhere, they send that person there so that they can get information or watch someone secretly.
Journalists informed police who planted an undercover detective to trap Smith.as|sem|bly plant (assembly plants)
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An assembly plant is a factory where large items such as cars are put together, usually using parts which have been made in other factories.bed|ding plant (bedding plants)
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A bedding plant is a plant which lasts for one year. It is put in a flower bed before it flowers, and is then removed when it has finished flowering.house plant (house plants)
also houseplant
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A house plant is a plant which is grown in a pot indoors.
= pot plantplant out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
When you plant out young plants, you plant them in the ground in the place where they are to be left to grow.
Plant out the spring cabbage whenever opportunities arise.plant pot (plant pots)
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A plant pot is a container that is used for growing plants. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pot, planter)
= flowerpotpot plant (pot plants)
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A pot plant is a plant which is grown in a container, especially indoors. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use house plant)pow|er plant (power plants)
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A power plant is the same as a power station.rub|ber plant (rubber plants)
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A rubber plant is a type of plant with shiny leaves. It grows naturally in Asia but is also grown as a house plant in other parts of the world.
1 [N-COUNT]
A plant is a living thing that grows in the earth and has a stem, leaves, and roots.
Water each plant as often as required.
...exotic plants.
see also bedding plant, pot plant,
2 [VERB] V n
When you plant a seed, plant, or young tree, you put it into the ground so that it will grow there.
He says he plans to plant fruit trees and vegetables.
● planting [N-UNCOUNT]
Extensive flooding in the country has delayed planting and many crops are still under water.
3 [VERB] V n with n, V n, V-ed
When someone plants land with a particular type of plant or crop, they put plants, seeds, or young trees into the land to grow them there.
They plan to plant the area with grass and trees...
Recently much of their energy has gone into planting a large vegetable garden.
...newly planted fields.
4 [N-COUNT]
A plant is a factory or a place where power is produced.
...Ford's British car assembly plants...
The plant provides forty per cent of the country's electricity.
5 [N-UNCOUNT]
Plant is large machinery that is used in industrial processes.
...investment in plant and equipment.
= machinery
6 [VERB] V n adv/prep, V-ed adv/prep
If you plant something somewhere, you put it there firmly.
She planted her feet wide and bent her knees slightly.
...with his enormous feet planted heavily apart.
7 [VERB] V n
To plant something such as a bomb means to hide it somewhere so that it explodes or works there.
So far no one has admitted planting the bomb.
8 [VERB] oft passive, be V-ed
If something such as a weapon or drugs is planted on someone, it is put among their possessions or in their house so that they will be wrongly accused of a crime.
He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him.
9 [VERB] V n
If an organization plants someone somewhere, they send that person there so that they can get information or watch someone secretly.
Journalists informed police who planted an undercover detective to trap Smith.as|sem|bly plant (assembly plants)
[N-COUNT]
An assembly plant is a factory where large items such as cars are put together, usually using parts which have been made in other factories.bed|ding plant (bedding plants)
[N-COUNT]
A bedding plant is a plant which lasts for one year. It is put in a flower bed before it flowers, and is then removed when it has finished flowering.house plant (house plants)
also houseplant
[N-COUNT]
A house plant is a plant which is grown in a pot indoors.
= pot plantplant out
[PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
When you plant out young plants, you plant them in the ground in the place where they are to be left to grow.
Plant out the spring cabbage whenever opportunities arise.plant pot (plant pots)
[N-COUNT]
A plant pot is a container that is used for growing plants. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use pot, planter)
= flowerpotpot plant (pot plants)
[N-COUNT]
A pot plant is a plant which is grown in a container, especially indoors. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use house plant)pow|er plant (power plants)
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A power plant is the same as a power station.rub|ber plant (rubber plants)
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A rubber plant is a type of plant with shiny leaves. It grows naturally in Asia but is also grown as a house plant in other parts of the world.