plant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.1.3 Usage notes 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Verb 3 Dutch 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.4 Verb 4 German 4.1 Verb 5 Welsh 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /plɑːnt/, /plænt/
• (US) IPA: /plænt/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɑːnt

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin planta, later influenced by French plante.

[edit] Noun

plant (plural plants)

1. An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. 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.

2. (botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae; 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.
3. (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
4. A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
5. 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!

6. Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
7. A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
8. (snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
   • 2008, Phil Yates, The Times, April 28 2008:

     O’Sullivan risked a plant that went badly astray, splitting the reds.

9. A large piece of machinery, such as used in earthmoving or road construction.

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houseplant planter plantlet plant-pot

pot-plant power plant plant room

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The scientific definition of what organisms should be considered plants changed dramatically during the 20th century. Bacteria, algae, and fungi are no longer considered plants by those who study them. Many textbooks do not reflect the most current thinking on classification.

[edit] Etymology 2

Latin plantare, later influenced by Old French planter.

[edit] Verb

to plant (third-person singular simple present plants, present participle planting, simple past and past participle planted)

1. (transitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
2. (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!

3. (transitive) To place or set something firmly or with conviction.

   Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug.

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• plant out

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• plantation

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plant

1. Imperative of plante.

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[edit] Etymology

French plante, from Latin planta

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plant m. (plural planten, diminutive plantje)

1. plant (organism)
2. cabbage, vegetable (person with severe brain damage)

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plant

1. The first-person singular present of planten.
2. The second-person singular present of planten.
3. The third-person singular present of planten.
4. The imperative of planten.

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plant

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of planen.

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /plant/

[edit] Noun

plant (singular: plentyn)

1. Children.