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Pronunciation
italbrac|RP: IPA|/plÉËnt/, /plænt/
italbrac|US: IPA|/plænt/
audio|en-us-plant.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ÉËnt|-ÉËnt
Etymology 1
From L. term|planta|lang=la, later influenced by French term|plante.
Noun
en-noun
- 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.
- botany An organism of the kingdom Plantae. Traditionally (up to early 20th Century), any of the plants, fungi, lichens, algae, etc.
- 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.
- botany An organism of the kingdom Plantae. context|Ecology Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
- An industrial installation, specifically the apparatus or machinery.
- A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
- 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!
- A person, placed amongst an audience, whole role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
- context|snooker A situation in which the cue ball hits one of a pair of touching (usually red) balls, in order to pot the other; a set.
Translations
trans-top|living organism
Albanian: t-|sq|bimë|f|xs=Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|Ùبات IPAchar|(nabÄt) m
Breton: plant (collective noun)
Catalan: planta f
Cebuano: tanum
Chinese: æ¤ç© (zhÃwù)
Croatian: t-|hr|biljka|f
Danish: t+|da|plante|c
Dutch: t+|nl|plant|m
Esperanto: t-|eo|planto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|kasvi
French: t+|fr|plante|f
German: t+|de|Pflanze|f
GuaranÃ: ka'a
Hebrew: t+|he|צ××|m|sc=Hebr
Hindi: t+|hi|पà¥à¤§à¤¾|scDeva|xsHindi
Hungarian: t+|hu|növény
Icelandic: t+|is|jurt|f, t+|is|planta|f
Ido: planto
trans-mid
Indonesian: tumbuh-tumbuhan
Interlingua: planta
Italian: t+|it|pianta|f
Japanese: æ¤ç© (ãããã¶ã¤, shokubutsu)
Korean: ì물 (æ¤ç©, sikmul)
Kurdish:
Latin: t+|la|planta|f
Lithuanian: augalas m
Lojban: spati
Polish: t-|pl|roÅlina|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|planta|f
Romanian: t+|ro|plantÄ|f
Russian: t-|ru|ÑаÑÑение|n|trrasténije|scCyrl
Sardinian: pranta f
Slovene: t+|sl|rastlina|f
Spanish: t+|es|planta|f, t+|es|mata|f
Swedish: t-|sv|planta|c
Tupinambá: ka'a
Tagalog: halaman
Turkish: t+|tr|bitki
Ukrainian: ÑоÑлина (roslyna) f
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trans-top|industrial apparatus or machinery
Chinese: çµè£, ç»è£
(zÇzhuÄng)
Dutch: t-|nl|site|m, t+|nl|bedrijf|n, t-|nl|centrale|f
French: t+|fr|matériel|m
German: t+|de|Werk|n
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Lojban: molki
Portuguese: t-|pt|aparelhagem|f, t-|pt|instalação|f
Spanish: t+|es|planta|f
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trans-top|factory or industrial facility
Breton: labouradeg f, greanti m
Cebuano: planta
Chinese: å·¥å» , å·¥å (gÅngchÇng)
Danish: virksomhed c, anlæg n, fabrik c
Dutch: t+|nl|fabriek|f
Finnish: t+|fi|laitos, t+|fi|tehdas
French: t-|fr|fabrique|f, t-|fr|outillage|m, t+|fr|usine|f
German: t-|de|Fabrik|f, t+|de|Werk|n, t-|de|Anlage|f
Hungarian: t-|hu|gyár, t-|hu|üzem
Indonesian: pabrik
Interlingua: installation; fabrica; machineria
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|impianto|m
Japanese: å·¥å ´ (ããããã, kÅjÅ)
Korean: ê³µì¥ (å·¥å ´, gongjang)
Lithuanian: gamykla f, sometimes fabrikas m
Lojban: fanri
Polish: t-|pl|fabryka|f, t-|pl|zakÅad|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|fábrica|f, t-|pt|usina|f
Romanian: t-|ro|fabricÄ|f, t-|ro|uzinÄ|f
Russian: t+|ru|завод|m|trzavód|scCyrl, t+|ru|ÑабÑика|f|trfábrika|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|maquinaria|f, t-|es|fábrica|f
Turkish: t-|tr|fabrika, t+|tr|tesis
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trans-top|object placed to incriminate
Romanian: t-|ro|înscenare
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trans-bottom
trans-top|person hidden in audience
Romanian: t-|ro|interpus
trans-mid
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trans-top|snooker shot
trans-mid
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Derived terms
top2
houseplant
planter
plantlet
plant-pot
mid2
pot-plant
power plant
plant room
bottom2
Usage notes
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.
Etymology 2
L. term|plantare, later influenced by Old French term|planter.
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
- 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!
- transitive To place or set something firmly or with conviction.
#:Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug.
Derived terms
plant out
Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+ (AutoFormat? would have corrected level of Derived terms)
trans-top|place a seed or plant in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow
Arabic: Arab|زرع IPAchar|(záraÊa), Arab|Ùزرع
Breton: plantañ
Cebuano: tanum
Chinese: 種, ç§ (zhòng); 種ç¨, ç§æ¤(zhòngzhÃ)
Danish: t-|da|så, t+|da|plante
Dutch: t+|nl|planten, t-|nl|poten
Finnish: t-|fi|istuttaa
French: t+|fr|planter
German: t+|de|pflanzen
Guarani: ñoty
Hungarian: t-|hu|letelepÃt, t-|hu|ültet
Ido: plantacar
Indonesian: t-|id|tanam|xs=Indonesian
trans-mid
Interlingua: plantar
Italian: t-|it|piantare
Japanese: æ¤ãã (ããã, ueru)
Korean: ì¬ë¤ (simda)
Kurdish:
Lojban: sombo
Polish: sadziÄ impf, zasadziÄ pf
Portuguese: t+|pt|plantar
Romanian: t-|ro|a planta
Russian: ÑажаÑÑ (sažátâ) impf, поÑадиÑÑ (posadÃtâ) pf
Spanish: t+|es|plantar, t-|es|sembrar
Swedish: t-|sv|plantera
Tupinambá: tym
Turkish: t+|tr|ekmek
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trans-top|place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit
Cebuano: tanum
Danish: t-|da|placere, t+|da|plante
Finnish: t-|fi|ujuttaa
German: t-|de|plazieren
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Interlingua: plantar
Italian: t-|it|piantare
Korean: ì´ìíë¤ (移æ¤-, isikhada)
Portuguese: t+|pt|plantar
trans-bottom
trans-top|place or set something firmly or with conviction
Spanish: t+|es|plantar, t-|es|colocar
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Related terms
plantation
Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Latin derivations
Dutch
Etymology
F. plante, from L. planta
Noun
plant m
- plant (organism)
- cabbage (person with severe brain damage)
Verb
plant
- first, second and third person singular indicative present tense and imperative of planten
- second and third person singular indicative present tense and imperative of plannen
Category:Dutch nouns
Welsh
Pronunciation
IPA|/plant/
Noun
plant (singular: plentyn)
- children|Children.
ar:plant
zh-min-nan:plant
de:plant
el:plant
fa:plant
fr:plant
fy:plant
ko:plant
hy:plant
io:plant
id:plant
it:plant
kk:plant
ky:plant
ku:plant
hu:plant
nl:plant
ja:plant
pl:plant
pt:plant
ru:plant
simple:plant
sr:plant
fi:plant
sv:plant
ta:plant
te:plant
vi:plant
tr:plant
vo:plant
zh:plant
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