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KK Pronunciation

〔 plænt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 plɑːnt 〕


Overview of noun plant

The noun plant has 4 senses


  • plant, works, industrial plant -- (buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles")

  • plant, flora, plant life -- ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

  • plant -- (an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience)

  • plant -- (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")


Overview of verb plant

The verb plant has 6 senses


  • plant, set -- (put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden")

  • implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant -- (fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum")

  • establish, found, plant, constitute, institute -- (set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department")

  • plant -- (place into a river; "plant fish")

  • plant -- (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")

  • plant, implant -- (put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds")