plant (n.)

  1. buildings for carrying on industrial labor; they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles

    [ Syn: works , industrial plant ]

  2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

    [ Syn: flora , plant life ]

  3. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

  4. something planted secretly for discovery by another; the police used a plant to trick the thieves; he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant'

    plant (v.)

  1. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; Lets plant flowers in the garden

    [ Syn: set ]

  2. fix or set securely or deeply; He planted a knee in the back of his opponent; The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum

    [ Syn: implant , engraft , embed , imbed ]

  3. set up or lay the groundwork for; establish a new department

    [ Syn: establish , found , constitute , institute ]

  4. place into a river; plant fish'

  5. place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; Plant a spy in Moscow; plant bugs in the dissident's apartment'

  6. put firmly in the mind; Plant a thought in the students minds

    [ Syn: implant ]

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