plant meaning and definition

PLANT noun

Definition of plant (noun)

1. buildings for carrying on industrial labor
   • "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
   • synonyms: industrial plant, works
2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
   • synonyms: 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 verb

Definition of plant (verb)

1. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
   • "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
   • synonyms: 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"
   • synonyms: embed, engraft, imbed, implant
3. set up or lay the groundwork for
   • "establish a new department"
   • synonyms: constitute, establish, found, 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"
   • synonyms: implant