Plant

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I. verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plantian, from Late Latin plantare to plant, fix in place, from Latin, to plant, from planta plant
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
- 1.
  - a. to put or set in the ground for growth <plant seeds>
  - b. to set or sow with seeds or plants
  - c. implant
- 2.
  - a. establish, institute
  - b. colonize, settle
  - c. to place (animals) in a new locality
  - d. to stock with animals
- 3.
  - a. to place in or on the ground
  - b. to place firmly or forcibly <planted a hard blow on his chin>
- 4.
  - a. conceal
  - b. to covertly place for discovery, publication, or dissemination
intransitive verb
- to plant something
? plantable adjective

II. noun

Etymology: Middle English plante, from Old English, from Latin planta
Date: before 12th century
1.
- a. a young tree, vine, shrub, or herb planted or suitable for planting
- b. any of a kingdom (Plantae) of multicellular eukaryotic mostly photosynthetic organisms typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls
2.
- a. the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial business
- b. a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product; also power plant
- c. the total facilities available for production or service
- d. the buildings and other physical equipment of an institution
3. an act of planting
4. something or someone planted
? plantlike adjective