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plant en · NOUN

Pronunciation

(US, æ-tensing) audio
[pʰl̥ɐ̞ːnt] (Australia, New-Zealand, South)
[pʰl̥eənt] æ-raising
[pʰl̥ant] ~ [pʰl̥änt] (Northern-England)
(Southern-England) audio
[pʰl̥ænt] (US) without æ-raising
[pʰl̥ɑːnt] (Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
plänt (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation, South, Southern-England)
/plænt/ (US) without æ-raising
[pʰl̥æːnt] ~ [pʰl̥ɛːnt] ~ [pʰl̥eːnt] Australia (excluding South Australia)
/plæːnt/ Australia (excluding South Australia)
/plɑːnt/ (Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
/plɐːnt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, South)
plănt (Australia, Canada, Northern-England, US)
/plant/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Proto-West Germanic *plantu Old English plante Middle English plante English plant From Middle English plante, from Old English plante (“young tree or shrub, herb newly planted”), from Proto-West Germanic *plantu, from Latin planta (“sprout, shoot, cutting”). Broader sense of "any vegetable life, vegetation generally" is from Old French plante. Doublet of clan (borrowed through Celtic languages) and planta (directly from Latin). The verb is from Middle English planten, from Old English plantian (“to plant”), from Latin plantāre, later influenced by Old French planter. Compare also Dutch planten (“to plant”), German pflanzen (“to plant”), Swedish plantera (“to plant”), Icelandic planta (“to plant”). The factory and machinery senses comes from the Latin sense of "any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species," which refers to something that produces.

Meanings

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
- 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. 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 217:
An organism of the kingdom Plantae, and 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.
Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
(obsolete) A young tree, vine, shrub, or herb; a sapling.
- 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. 1694, “The Third Book of Virgil's Georgicks”, in John Dryden, transl., The Annual Miscellany, for the Year 1694, 2nd edition, London: Jacob Tonson, published 1708, page 185:
(as biologically inaccurate, proscribed) Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
- 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. 2007 November 19, Ping-chung Leung, Harry H S Fong, Alternative Treatment For Cancer, World Scientific, →ISBN, page 205:
(countable) A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
- My dad worked at the plant for 27 years.
- The US group does have another vaccine plant in Ireland – in Carlow – but it is understood the Dundalk site is the only live virus vaccine facility in MSD’s Irish network. 2025 6 Jan, Dominic Coyle, “Drug giant MSD buys Wuxi’s Irish vaccines plant in €500m deal”, in The Irish Times, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2025:
- The company has production plants in three countries.
(uncountable) Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
- refrigeration plant
- Near-synonym: capital equipment
- A massive amount of plant has been trucked in and installed over the past two years, and production is expected to begin soon.
- industrial plant
- And Dan indignantly waved his long, brown arm over the plant, which consisted of the engine, the boring apparatus, and a dilapidated spring-cart that was pulled by a lean, lonely-looking horse[.] 1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 1:
(Australia) The equipment and work animals of a drover or other rural worker travelling through the countryside.
- Nigger smoke-talks had told him of the patrol and of Felix’s mustering plant. Once he had absorbed the ‘outside’ news the night’s new the conversation started in earnest. 1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 44:
An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
- That gun’s not mine! It’s a plant! I’ve never seen it before!
(obsolete, slang) A stash or cache of hidden goods.
Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
- The company's product range includes tools, construction plant, diggers, dumpers and rollers. 2007 January 26, “HSS buys Laois tool hire business”, in RTÉ News, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2025:
- O’Sullivan risked a plant that went badly astray, splitting the reds. 2008 April 28, Phil Yates, The Times:
(obsolete) The sole of the foot.
- Knotty legs, and plants of clay, / Seek for eaſe, or love delay. 1611, Ben Jonson, “Oberon, the Faery Prince”, in The Works of Ben Jonson, volume V, London: D. Midwinter et al., published 1756, page 384:
(dated, slang) A plan; a swindle; a trick.
- Now, Max, by what combination of circumstances is a rogue to know my password, to be able to forge my signature, to possess himself of my key, and to resemble me personally? And, finally, how is he possibly to determine beforehand whether there is anything in my safe to repay so elaborate a plant? 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
- 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 day—because the reason why? I’ll tell you. 1850 March 30, Charles Dickens, “A Detective Police Party”, in Household Words, volume 1, page 413:
An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
(US, dialectal) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
(qualifier:control theory) A system, such as a motor, whose behaviour is being regulated or controlled by a control system.
(UK, obsolete, slang) A position in the street to sell from; a pitch.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
plants	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (397)

pl roślina zielna (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · nds Plant (organism capable of photosynthesis) · crh bitki (organism capable of photosynthesis) · be раслі́на (organism capable of photosynthesis) · de Kombination (snooker shot) · de Maulwurf (person behaving as a member of the public during a covert operation) · te మొక్క (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ko 풀 (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · de Pflanze (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · jup yúm (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lad planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ga lus (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ch tinanom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · es planta (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · krc ёсюмлюк (organism capable of photosynthesis) · eu landare (organism capable of photosynthesis) · aoz hau’amoni (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · da plante (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · gl planta (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · ckb گیا (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pa ਬੂਟਾ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pt vegetal (organism capable of photosynthesis) · srm uwíi (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ko 프락치 (person behaving as a member of the public during a covert operation) · ko 시설 (large piece of machinery) · pt erva (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · pl roślina (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · mwl begetal (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bsk tom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · id tumbuhan (organism capable of photosynthesis) · so dhir (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ab аҵиаа (organism capable of photosynthesis) · oc planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mwl planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · rue ростлина (organism capable of photosynthesis) · nrf pllànte (organism capable of photosynthesis) · is jurt (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bcl pananom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mk подвала (object placed to incriminate) · ug ئۆسۈملۈك (organism capable of photosynthesis) · om biqila (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gwd kaarko (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hnd پودا (organism capable of photosynthesis) · te మొక్క (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · sat ᱫᱟᱨᱮ (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · scn cianta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · dig muhi (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sh биље (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kn ಗಿಡ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ms تومبوهن (organism capable of photosynthesis) · egy s-M21-m-Hn:Z2ss (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gsw Pflanz (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tg ниҳол (organism capable of photosynthesis) · cmn 植物 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ja 植物 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · dje turize (organism capable of photosynthesis) · krj tanum (organism capable of photosynthesis) · be расьлі́на (organism capable of photosynthesis) · arn anümka (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fa-ira گِیاه (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pam tanaman (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gv lus (organism capable of photosynthesis) · or ଉଦ୍ଭିଦ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · vi cây (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ik nautchiiruq (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sw mmea (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · tpn ka'a (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ka მცენარე (organism capable of photosynthesis) · iu ᐱᕈᖅᑐᖅ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fi soluttautuja (person behaving as a member of the public during a covert operation) · sh раслиње (organism capable of photosynthesis) · az bitki (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ru расте́ние (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · lv augs (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ang plante (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ang wyrt (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · yog mula (organism capable of photosynthesis) · min tumbuah (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ckt тыӈачьыԓгын (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bn গাছ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ny chomera (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kls muṭ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · za doenghgo (organism capable of photosynthesis) · he צֶמַח (organism capable of photosynthesis) · rup plantã (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ia planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ko 식물 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hi पौधा (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kk өсімдік (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bcl tinanom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sh biljkica (organism capable of photosynthesis) · cps tanum (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mr रोपे (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bal جر (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mtp wichí (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lo ຕົ້ນພືດ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ln etoele (organism capable of photosynthesis) · nv chʼil (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tk ösümlik (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ki mũmera (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ml ചെടി (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · hsb rostlina (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kmr giya (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ru расте́ние (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mfe plant (organism capable of photosynthesis) · el φυτό (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ilo mula (organism capable of photosynthesis) · yi פֿלאַנץ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bjn tumbuhan (organism capable of photosynthesis) · dsb rostlina (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ckt тыӈэчьыт (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fi lavaste (object placed to incriminate) · mk растение (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tr ösümlük (organism capable of photosynthesis) · uli fadag (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fi kasvi (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · es fabricación (object placed to incriminate) · pa ਪੌਦਾ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · loz simela (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gd lus (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · no plante (organism capable of photosynthesis) · dv ގަސް (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hu növény (organism capable of photosynthesis) · rw ikimera (organism capable of photosynthesis) · wa plante (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sh biljka (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ca planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ml സസ്യം (organism capable of photosynthesis) · yaq juya (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bg расте́ние (organism capable of photosynthesis) · de Gewächs (organism capable of photosynthesis) · uli fadag (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · kab ⵉⵎⵖⵉ (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · myv касыкс (organism capable of photosynthesis) · es mata (organism capable of photosynthesis) · zu isitshalo (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hu lágy szárú növény (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · kam muti (organism capable of photosynthesis) · zza nebat (diq) (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sat ᱫᱟᱨᱮ (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · pa ਬੂਟਾ (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · kaa ósimlik (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sn mbesa (organism capable of photosynthesis) · guz ekemeria (organism capable of photosynthesis) · is planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · grc φυτόν (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pt planta (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · jv ꦠꦤ꧀ꦢꦸꦫꦤ꧀ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ig osisi (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hu géppark (large piece of machinery) · bg обору́дване (large piece of machinery) · it pianta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · su ᮒᮥᮒᮥᮝᮥᮠᮔ᮪ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ml സസ്യം (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · ko 플랜트 (snooker shot) · sh raslinje (organism capable of photosynthesis) · km ដើម (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pdt Plaunt (organism capable of photosynthesis) · te మొక్క (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · nrf pliante (organism capable of photosynthesis) · cv ӳсентӑран (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ru крот (person behaving as a member of the public during a covert operation) · aoz hauhonês (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · pl roślina (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mas icheni (organism capable of photosynthesis) · rsk рошлїна (organism capable of photosynthesis) · as গছ-গছনি (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gl planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · yi געוויקס (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fi vakooja (person behaving as a member of the public during a covert operation) · ja 草 (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · sv växt (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · haw mea kanu (organism capable of photosynthesis) · my အပင် (organism capable of photosynthesis) · af plant (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ltg auguojs (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ki muti (organism capable of photosynthesis) · nog оьсимлик (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kum оьсюмлюк (organism capable of photosynthesis) · dng җыву (organism capable of photosynthesis) · de Gewächs (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · th พืช (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · fi kasvi (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · uz اوسیملیک (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fr végétal (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · mn ургамал (organism capable of photosynthesis) · aoz hau (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bho ओधी (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ru расте́ние (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · fi kasvi (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sv växt (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · sh bilje (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pa ਬੂਟਾ (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · am ዕፅ (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · crs laplant (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sah үүнээйи (organism capable of photosynthesis) · es planta (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · ur پَودا (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tyv үнүш (organism capable of photosynthesis) · scn chianta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mg zava-maniry (organism capable of photosynthesis) · rom drab (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bal نهال (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fi kasvi (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · sk rastlina (organism capable of photosynthesis) · an mata (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sv planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · es vegetable (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kn ಗಿಡ (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · ja 草花 (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · gd luibh (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · luo yien (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hu gépállomány (large piece of machinery) · ko 함정 (object placed to incriminate) · ar نَبَات (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gl planta (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · ha shuka (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lez набатат (organism capable of photosynthesis) · xal урһмл (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tog vwakume (organism capable of photosynthesis) · no plante (organism capable of photosynthesis) · es vegetal (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · tr bitki (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sat ᱫᱟᱨᱮ (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · da plante (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · fr végétal (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · ur نَبَات (organism capable of photosynthesis) · da plante (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · es planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sc pranta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lg ekimera (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fr herbacée (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · th พืช (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tl tanim (object placed to incriminate) · ik nautchiaq (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sq bimë (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pt aparelhagem (large piece of machinery) · gl planta (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · mer mumera (organism capable of photosynthesis) · udm будос (organism capable of photosynthesis) · st semela (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fy plant (organism capable of photosynthesis) · yue 植物 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hu tégla (person behaving as a member of the public during a covert operation) · br plantenn (organism capable of photosynthesis) · am ተክል (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mer muti (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ja 草木 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lb Planz (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pnb پودا (organism capable of photosynthesis) · uz oʻsimlik (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kmr riwek (organism capable of photosynthesis) · et taim (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fi kone (large piece of machinery) · sl rastlina (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bg расте́ние (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · hu berendezés (large piece of machinery) · pt planta (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · mrj кушкыш (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ta செடி (organism capable of photosynthesis) · nl gewas (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tr nebat (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ms tumbuhan (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ce орамат (organism capable of photosynthesis) · da vækst (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · gv losserey (organism capable of photosynthesis) · la planta (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · aoz hauhonês (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kam mumea (organism capable of photosynthesis) · th พืช (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · nan-hbl 植物 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · cy planhigyn (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fr plante (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ang wyrt (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ach yat (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sv växt (organism capable of photosynthesis) · uz ўсимлик (organism capable of photosynthesis) · scl tom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · min tanaman (organism capable of photosynthesis) · la planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bho पौधा (organism capable of photosynthesis) · fi soluttautuja (person hidden in audience) · dz ཤིང་། (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ko 식물 (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · mdf касыкс (organism capable of photosynthesis) · su ᮕᮨᮕᮨᮜᮊᮔ᮪ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · vi thực vật (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hi पौधा (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · ky өсүмдүк (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ko 설비 (large piece of machinery) · ht plant (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ne बिरूवा (organism capable of photosynthesis) · war tanum (organism capable of photosynthesis) · irk hatlit (organism capable of photosynthesis) · de Koloss (large piece of machinery) · eo planto (organism capable of photosynthesis) · yo ohun ọ̀gbìn (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ak dua (organism capable of photosynthesis) · izh kasvo (organism capable of photosynthesis) · qu yura (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mdh pamulan (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sh биљка (organism capable of photosynthesis) · rif nnwar (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mi otaota (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ckb ڕوەک (organism capable of photosynthesis) · roa-tar piande (organism capable of photosynthesis) · xh isityalo (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hil tanum (organism capable of photosynthesis) · io planto (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ro plantă (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · az بیتکی (organism capable of photosynthesis) · akl tanom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gl vexetal (organism capable of photosynthesis) · cs rostlina (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mk растение (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · ps نبات (organism capable of photosynthesis) · uk росли́на (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tl halaman (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pl roślina (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · kl naasoq (organism capable of photosynthesis) · har ነባት (organism capable of photosynthesis) · evn растение (organism capable of photosynthesis) · nl plant (organism capable of photosynthesis) · srn prani (organism capable of photosynthesis) · pt planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hak 植物 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sd ٻوٽا (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tum chakumera (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ta தாவரம் (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lo ຕົ້ນ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mi tipu (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lt augalas (organism capable of photosynthesis) · alt ӧзӱм (organism capable of photosynthesis) · si පැළය (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bpy চারা (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ro plantă (organism capable of photosynthesis) · la herba (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · tl halaman (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · ko 화초 (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · fr matériel (large piece of machinery) · gu છોડ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · rgn piânta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ko 식물 (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · ceb tanom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bo རྩི་ཤིང་། (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bua ургамал (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hy բույս (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kn ಸಸ್ಯ (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · ru расте́ние (ecology: multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells) · csb roscëna (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sw mmea (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · rm planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sh биљкица (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ky ۅسۉمدۉك (organism capable of photosynthesis) · lbe ххяххия (organism capable of photosynthesis) · prs گِیَاه (organism capable of photosynthesis) · cdo 植物 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · aoz hau’amoni (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ba үҫемлек (organism capable of photosynthesis) · shi imɣi (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sat ᱫᱟᱨᱮ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · vec pianta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · vep kazvmus (organism capable of photosynthesis) · da plante (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ta உளவாளி (person behaving as a member of the public during a covert operation) · ro plantă (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · mrw pamomolan (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bgs pamula (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tt үсемлек (organism capable of photosynthesis) · el φυτό (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · kab ⵉⵎⵖⵉ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · kdr биткэи (organism capable of photosynthesis) · hu növény (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · sgd tanom (organism capable of photosynthesis) · tl tanim (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · es vegetal (organism capable of photosynthesis) · uum ӧсӱмлӱк (organism capable of photosynthesis) · nij taluh belum (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sv växt (a small or herbaceous organism, rather than a tree) · sm toto (organism capable of photosynthesis) · sgc minutiet (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ast planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · da vækst (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · gl vexetal (organism of the kingdom Plantae) · fo planta (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mk подметка (object placed to incriminate) · ckt тыӈэчьын (organism capable of photosynthesis) · liv taim (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mk постројка (large piece of machinery) · sw mmea (organism capable of photosynthesis) · wuu 植物 (organism capable of photosynthesis) · bpr fale (organism capable of photosynthesis) · ti ተኽሊ (organism capable of photosynthesis) · gv kialg (object placed to incriminate) · de Pflanze (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mww nroj tshuag (organism capable of photosynthesis) · mrh chicheipa (organism capable of photosynthesis)

wikidata: Q756

plant en · VERB

Pronunciation

(US, æ-tensing) audio
[pʰl̥ɐ̞ːnt] (Australia, New-Zealand, South)
[pʰl̥eənt] æ-raising
[pʰl̥ant] ~ [pʰl̥änt] (Northern-England)
(Southern-England) audio
[pʰl̥ænt] (US) without æ-raising
[pʰl̥ɑːnt] (Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
plänt (Australia, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation, South, Southern-England)
/plænt/ (US) without æ-raising
[pʰl̥æːnt] ~ [pʰl̥ɛːnt] ~ [pʰl̥eːnt] Australia (excluding South Australia)
/plæːnt/ Australia (excluding South Australia)
/plɑːnt/ (Received-Pronunciation, Southern-England)
/plɐːnt/ (Australia, New-Zealand, South)
plănt (Australia, Canada, Northern-England, US)
/plant/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

Meanings

(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
(transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
- With your mouse, you plant a garden by selecting plants from a database of 450 of the most common flowers, shrubs, and trees. 1991 November 26, Don Trivette, “How Does Your Garden Grow? With Silver Bells And Mouse Button Clicks”, in PC Mag, volume 10, number 20, Ziff Davis, Inc., →ISSN, page 604:
- His father had given him a little square bed in a corner of the garden, which he had planted with corn two days before. 1848, Jacob Abbott, “Story I. Labour Lost.—Elky.”, in Rollo at Work: Or, The Way for a Boy to Learn to be Industrious, London: James S. Hodson, page 5:
- to plant a garden, an orchard, or a forest
(transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
- That gun’s not mine! It was planted there by the real murderer!
- Not only that, I thought, but cynics would now theorise that the interview piece was a PR exercise, a planted story designed as damage-limitation in the event that some probing journalist revealed all about the love nest. 1999, Terry Prone, The Skywriter, page 182:
(transitive) To place or set something firmly or with conviction.
- to plant cannon against a fort; to plant a flag; to plant one’s feet on solid ground
- First Anelka curled a shot wide from just outside the box, then Lampard planted a header over the bar from Bosingwa's cross. 2011 January 15, Sam Sheringham, “Chelsea 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers”, in BBC:
- Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug.
(transitive) To place in the ground.
- Sarah, she kissed each of her grandparents on the forehead. They were planted in a graveyard behind the church. 2007, Richard Laymon, Savage, page 118:
- God moves in a myſterious way, / His wonders to perform; / He plants his footſteps in the ſea, / And rides upon the ſtorm. 1780, William Cowper, “Light Shining out of Darkneſs”, in Twenty-ſix Letters on Religious Subjects […] To which are added Hymns […] , 4th edition, page 252:
(transitive) To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.
- It engenders choler, planteth anger. c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
(transitive) To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to settle; to establish.
- planting of countries like planting of woods 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Plantations”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
- to plant a colony
(transitive) To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of.
- to plant Christianity among the heathen
(transitive) To set up; to install; to instate.
- We will plant some other in the throne. c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene vii]:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Source
planting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
plants	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
planted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
planted	Tense=Past	lexicographic

Deriveds

plantable · companion plant · plant out · unplanted · unplant · faceplant · interplant · handplant · misplant · underplant · plant foot · outplant · nonplanted · overplant · replant · preplant

plantation

Synonyms

seed

Translations (233)

yue 種 /种 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de einschlämmen (Pflanzen) (to place in the ground) · yi פֿאַרזעצן (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · akk 𒂊𒊑𒋳 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fi istuttaa (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · pl podkładać (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · de eindrücken (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · de züchten (to furnish with a fixed and organized population) · oc plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · lad plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mi tanu (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de bepflanzen (to furnish or supply with plants) · msk tanum (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · cdo 栽 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mk насадува (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · bg садя́ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · akl tanom (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · hu ültet (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de auslösen (to engender; to generate; to set the germ of) · fi juurruttaa (to introduce and establish the principles or seeds of) · km ដោត (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · he נטע (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · bg закрепвам (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · yi פֿלאַנצן (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · io plantizar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ru подложи́ть (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · es sementar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · es plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ang wyrtwalian (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fi laittaa (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · da plante (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · da plante (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · ia plantar (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · fi asuttaa (to furnish with a fixed and organized population) · fi sijoittaa (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · mdh pamula (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fi ujuttaa (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · ru подки́дывать (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · io plantacar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · pl podrzucić (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · mk посадува (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · jv tandur (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de Auslöser sein (to engender; to generate; to set the germ of) · fi istuttaa (to furnish or supply with plants) · tr ekmek (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · khb ᦔᦳᧅᧈ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · vi trồng (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ckb ڕواندن (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · es colocar (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · de einbringen (to introduce and establish the principles or seeds of) · pl sadzić (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de installieren (to set up; to install; to instate) · ru сажа́ть (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de aufrichten (to place and object into the ground in upright postion) · as ৰোৱা (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · es infiltrar (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · ko 설치하다 (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · pl zasadzić (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de platzieren (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · dsb sajźiś (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ceb tanum (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · mk забива (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · hi बोना (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · pt plantar (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · fi soluttaa (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · kix thùm (to set up; to install; to instate) · nv kʼiidilé (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de reindrücken (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · mn ᠲᠠᠷᠢᠬᠤ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · he שָׁתַל (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mr लावणे (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · tpn tym (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de (fest) einbauen (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · de pflanzen (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · kg kukuna (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · scn ghiantari (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · kix thùm (to plant saplings not seeds) · ota اكمك (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · id tanam (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ko 뿌리다 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ja 植える (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de einschleusen (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · de säen (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ar غَرَسَ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · hu letelepít (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ckb چانکردن (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · bg посаждам (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de (jmd.) einsetzen (to set up; to install; to instate) · da plante (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ca plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · nl poten (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de einreden (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · cmn 種植 /种植 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ceb tanum (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de einrichten (to set up; to install; to instate) · fr placer (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · tr dikmek (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de einführen (to introduce and establish the principles or seeds of) · ru подкла́дывать (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · gl plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mbb pemula (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · br plantañ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ar زَرَعَ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · blt ꪜꪴꪀ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de dübeln (Gewerbe) (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · ru посади́ть (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · skb ปร̄อก (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mi turupou (to place in the ground) · ko 세우다 (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · mk подметнува (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · cmn 種 /种 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de errichten (to set up; to install; to instate) · aho 𑜆𑜤𑜀𑜫 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · uk сади́ти (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · tl itanim (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · km ដាំ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ro planta (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · bg засаждам (to furnish or supply with plants) · nl planten (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · it piantare (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fi istuttaa (to engender; to generate; to set the germ of) · de einpflanzen (to plant saplings not seeds) · mba mula (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ht plante (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · es sembrar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ml നടുക (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · la ponō (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · mk подвалува (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · grc φυτεύω (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mi tiri (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · uk саджа́ти (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · nrf plianter (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mr पेरणे (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de provozieren (to engender; to generate; to set the germ of) · cs zasadit (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · az quraşdırmaq (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · fr planter (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · roa-tar chiantà (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de eingraben (to place in the ground) · as ৰোৱণ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mi whakatō (to place in the ground) · bg забивам (to place in the ground) · ko 이식하다 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mk сади (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ota تخملامق (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · shn ၽုၵ်ႇ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mi taki (to place in the ground) · te నాటు (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · pt plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · bg заселвам (to furnish with a fixed and organized population) · fa کاشتن (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fi kylvää (to engender; to generate; to set the germ of) · ba сәсеү (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · es colocar (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · mk засадува (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · tl magtanim (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ms tanam (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ckb شینکردن (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · nan-hbl 種 /种 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ru установи́ть (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · ko 놓다 (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · ia plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · min tanam (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · scn chiantari (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · hy տնկել (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · rar tanu (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · gl chantar (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · ru подки́нуть (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · uk посади́ти (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · rup plântu (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fi asettaa (to set up; to install; to instate) · mk мести (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · ko 심다 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · pl podrzucać (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · chr ᎠᏫᏍᎦ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de einpflanzen (to place in the ground) · sv plantera (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · izh issuttaa (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fr planter (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · hi रोपना (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · es plantar (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · tpi planim (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ast plantar (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · zro achichanu (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ta நடு (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · it piantare (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · la cōnserō (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · fi panna maahan (to place in the ground) · de aussäen (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de platzieren (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · kgp krãn (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · rgn piantēr (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · sq mbjell (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · kix thùm (to place and object into the ground in upright postion) · la serō (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · tyv тарыыр (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ml നാട്ടുക (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · mi whakatō (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · qu tarpuy (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ang plantian (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ka დარგვა (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · dsb sajźaś (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · th เพาะ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · bg внедрявам (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · mi hokahoka (to place in the ground) · pl podłożyć (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · fi juntata (to place or set something firmly or with conviction) · bg установявам (to set up; to install; to instate) · el φυτεύω (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · gv saih (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · lo ປູກ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · tsg tanum (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · cs sázet (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · tet kuda (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · th ปลูก (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mfe plante (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · cy plannu (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · tl itanim (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · eo planti (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · de hervorrufen (to engender; to generate; to set the germ of) · da så (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ru устана́вливать (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · khb ᦔᦴᧅ (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · az yerləşdirmək (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · ty tanu (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ml നാട്ടുക (to place in the ground) · my စိုက် (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · ba ултыртыу (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · da placere (to place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit) · az əkmək (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · mi kōiri (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow) · hmd 𖼯𖽙 (to place in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow)

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plant en · NOUN

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plant en · VERB

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