[
US
/ˈpɫænt/
]
[ UK /plˈænt/ ]
[ UK /plˈænt/ ]
VERB
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put firmly in the mind
Plant a thought in the students' minds -
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 -
fix or set securely or deeply
He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum -
place into a river
plant fish -
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
Let's plant flowers in the garden -
set up or lay the groundwork for
establish a new department
NOUN
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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 - an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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buildings for carrying on industrial labor
they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
How To Use plant In A Sentence
- The application of fertilizer increased the size of the plants.
- Management claimed the lockout was a temporary measure and that the plant would be reopened on May 9.
- Chlorophyll is only one of several pigments found in plants, but it is by far the most important.
- Then there are the PIP implant problems that thousands of women have had to contend with. The Sun
- Turn out the lot and the wellrotted stuff at the base can be put on unplanted soil. The Sun
- There is much debate on the issue of "therapists" implanting false memories of sexual abuse in adults.
- Immerse the plant for a few minutes.
- Here, however, they are unlikely to survive the frosts although both impatiens and pelagoniums can be kept for next year in a heated greenhouse or brought indoors and used as house plants.
- The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground.
- According to noted plant ecologist Andre Clewell, this vegetative mix is normally found on the coast - more than 15 miles away.
