"plant" meaning in English

See plant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /plɑːnt/ [UK], /plænt/ [US] Audio: en-us-plant.ogg [US] Forms: plant [singular], plants [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A plant is something that lives and grows in one place. Plants usually have green leaves and roots. Flowers and trees are plants. Plants and animals are the main kinds of life.
    Sense id: simple-plant-en-noun--XiQK3KJ
  2. A plant is a factory.
    Sense id: simple-plant-en-noun-mRfPpNGx

Verb

IPA: /plɑːnt/ [UK], /plænt/ [US] Audio: en-us-plant.ogg [US] Forms: plant [canonical], plants [third-person, singular], planted [past], planted [past, participle], planting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To put a seed or plant in soil for it to grow.
    Sense id: simple-plant-en-verb-PXUnbcBR
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