plant
/plant/
noun
- a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.synonyms: herb, flower, vegetable, shrub, weed, greenery, flora, vegetation, undergrowth, herbage, verdure
- a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place."the company has 30 plants in Mexico"synonyms: factory, works, foundry, mill, workshop, shop, yard, industrial unit, business unit
- a person placed in a group as a spy or informer."we thought he was a CIA plant spreading disinformation"synonyms: spy, informant, informer, undercover agent, secret agent, agent, mole, infiltrator, operative, spook
verb
- place (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow."we planted a lot of fruit trees"synonyms: sow, scatter, seed, put in the ground, bed out, set out, transplant
- place or fix in a specified position."she planted a kiss on his cheek"synonyms: put, place, set, position, station, situate, settle, stick, fix, plonk
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Plant | Definition, Evolution, Ecology, & Taxonomy - Britannica
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Apr 19, 2024 · Plant, any multicellular, eukaryotic, usually photosynthetic life-form in the kingdom Plantae. There are an estimated 390900 different ...
Plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria to produce sugars from carbon... Wikipedia
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