plant
41plant*/*/*/ — [plɑːnt] noun I 1) [C] a living thing that grows in soil and has leaves and roots a strawberry plant[/ex] 2) [C] a large factory a nuclear/chemical plant[/ex] 3) [U] British large machines and equipment that are used in industry plant hire (=… …
42Plant — This name, with variant spelling Plante, is of Anglo Saxon origin, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century plante , the Middle English plant , meaning a young tree or herb, and was originally given as a metonymic occupational name to a… …
43plant — 1. noun 1) garden plants Syn: flower, vegetable, herb, shrub, bush, weed; (plants) vegetation, greenery, flora 2) a CIA plant Syn: spy …
44plant — 1. noun /plɑːnt,plænt,plænt/ a) 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… …
45plant — 1. noun 1) garden plants Syn: flower, vegetable, herb, shrub, weed; (plants) vegetation, greenery, flora, herbage, verdure 2) the plant commenced production Syn …
46plant up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms plant up : present tense I/you/we/they plant up he/she/it plants up present participle planting up past tense planted up past participle planted up to grow trees, plants, or seeds in a container or an area so… …
47plant — n. & v. n. 1 a any living organism of the kingdom Plantae, usu. containing chlorophyll enabling it to live wholly on inorganic substances and lacking specialized sense organs and the power of voluntary movement. b a small organism of this kind,… …
48plant — [OE] Etymologically, a plant is probably something you press into the ground with the ‘sole’ of your foot. The word was borrowed from Latin planta ‘shoot, sprout, cutting’, a derivative of the verb plantāre ‘plant, transplant’, and it has been… …
49plant — 1. tv. to strike a blow (to a particular place on someone). □ I planted one right on his nose. □ The boxer planted a good blow on his opponent’s shoulder. 2. n. a spy who secretly participates in criminal activities in order to inform on the… …
50plant — see it is not spring until you can plant your foot upon twelve daisies walnuts and pears you plant for your heirs he who plants thorns should not expect to gather roses …
