What does “plant” mean?
- 1
nouna living thing that grows in soil and usually has leaves, stems and roots
I water my plants every Sunday.
- 2
verbto put seeds or young plants in the ground to grow
We planted tomatoes in the backyard.
- 3
nouna factory or place where power or goods are produced
The car plant employs two thousand workers.
Plant at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /plænt/ · PLANT
How to use “plant” correctly
In US English a “power plant” makes electricity; British English often says “power station”.
Common phrases with “plant”
- house plant
- power plant
- plant a tree
- plant seeds
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