plant
/plænt/
verb
- To put a seed, bulb, or young plant into the ground so it can grow.
- We decided to plant tomatoes in the backyard.
- She planted a row of sunflowers along the fence.
- Farmers plant corn in the spring and harvest it in the fall.
- To place something firmly or secretly in a particular position.
- The thief planted the stolen necklace in her bag.
- She planted a kiss on his cheek before leaving.
- He planted his feet on the ground and refused to move.
- To establish or set up an idea, organization, or colony.
- The teacher planted the idea of kindness in her students.
- They planted the first church in the small town.
- The settlers planted a new colony on the coast.
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noun
- A living organism that grows in the ground, usually with leaves, stems, and roots.
- I water my house plants every morning.
- Some plants need a lot of sunlight to grow.
- The garden is full of beautiful flowering plants.
- A factory or industrial building where goods are made or processed.
- They built a new power plant near the river.
- The car plant employs thousands of workers.
- The steel plant produces metal for construction.
- A person or thing placed secretly to deceive or gather information.
- They suspected the journalist was a plant sent to expose their secrets.
- The spy was a plant inside the government office.
- The police discovered that the new employee was a plant from a rival company.
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