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Meaning ofplantin English

plant

us//plænt//uk//plɑːnt//

Pluralplants
Past Tenseplanted
Participle Verbplanting
Third Person Singularplants

Definitions

Noun
1. an industrial building or facility; factory
2. a secretly placed object; to deceive
3. an artificially grown oyster
  The farmer will plant seeds in the field tomorrow.
4. a photosynthetic organism (non-animal)
  The garden has a variety of plant species that attract bees.
5. a eukaryote with chloroplasts; land plants
  The factory is a large industrial plant that produces chemicals.
6. a multicellular organism with cell walls; ecology context
  The botanist studied the unique plant in the forest ecosystem.
7. a snooker play; cue ball strikes another ball
  The cue ball struck the object ball in a tricky plant shot.
8. heavy machinery (for construction); equipment
  The construction team used a large plant to lift heavy building materials.
9. a system (process and actuator) in control theory
  The control system consists of a plant and a controller to regulate temperature.
Verb
1. to put in the ground; sow seeds
  The aquarium is home to a rare type of plant used for water filtration.
2. to put a seed in soil for growth
  She carefully plant the seedling in the garden bed.
3. to place something (deceptively) in a location
  The police officer tried to plant evidence in the suspect's car.
4. to establish something firmly in place
  They will plant the new tree in the park tomorrow.

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