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plant
  1. (botany) 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.
  2. (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.
  3. (ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
  4. (proscribed as biologically inaccurate) Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.
  5. A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.
  6. An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.
  7. Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).
  8. A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.
  9. (snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
  10. (uncountable) Machinery, such as the kind used in earthmoving or construction.
  11. (obsolete) A young tree; a sapling; hence, a stick or staff.
  12. (obsolete) The sole of the foot.
  13. (dated, slang) A plan; a swindle; a trick.
  14. An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth.
  15. (US, dialect) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
  16. Synonyms:
  17. Examples:
    1. “If a plant's DNA calls for a plant to grow long roots, then the plant grows long roots.”
      “The company manufactures most of its products at a giant plant in Down District.”
      “The whistleblower was apparently a plant with a directive to undermine the administration.”
planter
  1. One who plants something.
  2. A box or pot for plants, usually large and standing on the floor.
  3. (historical) Any of the early English settlers, given the lands of the dispossessed Irish populace during the reign of Elizabeth I.
  4. A machine used for planting seeds.
  5. The owner of a plantation.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “Mr. White was an excellent agriculturist, an ingenious mechanic, and a planter of great skill.”
      “Block seed pieces are desirable, as they can be handled better in the planter and are less liable to decay in the ground.”
      “If your garden space is limited, try planting bluebonnets in containers such as large clay pots, wooden barrels, or planter boxes.”
plantation
  1. Large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
  2. Area where trees are planted for commercial purposes.
  3. The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Caribbean.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “A very faint path runs downhill beside the fence, below a single bar fence, and onwards to the end of the plantation.”
      “The fifteen males and ten females on his plantation ranged in age from two to seventy.”
      “It struck a mighty blow against slavery where it was strongest, in the plantation zone.”
plantership
  1. The occupation or position of a planter; the management of a plantation, as in the United States or West Indies.
plantibody
  1. An antibody produced by plants that have been genetically engineered with animal DNA.
plantsman
  1. An expert on the identification and cultivation of plants.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Eventually, the plantsman earned a National Diploma in Horticulture, winning national honours on the way.”
      “A student of his was an extraordinary planner and plantsman who promoted a naturalistic approach to landscape design.”
      “Because it required excessive care and patience, air layering was used only by the highly trained plantsman.”
planticle
  1. A young plant, or plant in embryo.
plantlet
  1. Young or small plants used as propagules.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Asexual embryogenesis and plantlet development in anther cultures of Cucumis sativus L. have been reported.”
      “When it is time to transplant, care must be taken not to damage the very fragile plantlet roots.”
      “After 6 months of repeated cutting in culture, a single plantlet can yield 18,125 new plantlets.”
plantsperson
  1. (uncommon) A plantsman or plantswoman.
plantstuff
  1. Any material obtained from plants.
plantage
  1. (nonce word, obsolete) Plants in general, or anything that is planted.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Both men have worked at the Hortus Botanicus of Amsterdam, also known as the Plantage Hortus, a botanical garden still in existence today.”
      “The Berlin-based agency PLANTAGE BERLIN is now the lead agency responsible for the creative and strategic development of airberlin s frequent flyer program brand.”
      “That price includeds two nights at Hotel Plantage, room only basis and a return flight from Birmingham departing on December 6, based on two adults sharing.”
plantswoman
  1. A female plantsman.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The daunting dimensions of her yard initially confounded even this inveterate plantswoman.”
      “Her role as a plantswoman and operator of a garden nursery at Munstead Wood are fully documented in many of the biographies about her.”
      “The celebrity lecturer this year is a well-known plantswoman and former chairman of the Hardy Plant Society.”
planting
planthood
  1. The state or period of being a plant.
plantling
  1. A small, young, or miniature plant.
plantocracy
  1. Government by planters.
  2. Examples:
    1. “And sometime between 1834 and 1838 several Germans make their way to Jamaica to work to support Jamaica's failing plantocracy.”
      “Perhaps spurred by the era of Republican dominance and a reassertive ruling class, historians have given new attention to the plantocracy.”
      “The plantocracy, who controlled the judiciary, had since the founding of the colony mandated the cruelest punishments for resistance.”
plantlife
  1. Plants collectively.
  2. Examples:
    1. “My favourite subjects are exotic birds, bold flowers and the lush plantlife of the tropics and the subtropics.”
      “The set, in an atmospheric walled garden of Queens College, is transformed into a fantastic fairyland of sparkling glass raindrops, twinkling lights and looming plantlife.”
      “The dusty surface of our home wouldn't support any plantlife initially, but biochemistry has helped the gardener grow topsoil over the years, and fertilised the land.”
plantspeople
  1. plural of plantsperson
plantspersons
  1. plural of plantsperson
plantswomen
  1. plural of plantswoman
plantocracies
  1. plural of plantocracy
plantations
  1. plural of plantation
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “In the Sea Islands cotton planters were unable to restore their plantations and abandoned the region.”
      “Rice plantations were carefully managed waterscapes that had once been tidal swamps and basins.”
      “Around 1900, many Puerto Ricans immigrated to Hawaii to work on the plantations.”
plantstuffs
  1. plural of plantstuff
plantibodies
  1. plural of plantibody
plantsmen
  1. plural of plantsman
  2. Examples:
    1. “He celebrates the plantsmen and women, botanists and writers who have influenced gardening over the past fifty years.”
      “Entries for the show came from a wide area with plantsmen and women displaying exhibits which pleased judges and visitors alike.”
      “In addition to the show gardens, plantsmen were out in force, with over 20 nurseries showing their wares.”
planticles
  1. plural of planticle
plantlings
  1. plural of plantling
plantings
  1. plural of planting
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Engulfing new plantings, the rank growth took on the appearance of an emergent urban ecosystem.”
      “Mid-December to mid-January plantings are generally preferred when growing Koala lablab for grain.”
      “Screens made from bamboo and birch branches as well as plantings create privacy.”
plantages
  1. plural of plantage
plantlets
planters
  1. plural of planter
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Soil temperatures are favorable for corn and most of the planters are adjusted for the dry conditions.”
      “Fall and winter were ideal times to increase furniture stock because successful planters had ready money from the annual cotton sales.”
      “These early Caribbean planters were among the first Europeans in the New World to erect such a comprehensive slave code.”
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