"plant" | Definition and Related Words

plant

Noun

Buildings for carrying on industrial labor (synset 103963198)
"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

associated with: gas system - facility (plant and equipment) for providing natural-gas service

is a type of: building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
subtypes:
- bottling plant - a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps
- brewery - a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
- distillery, still - a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation
- factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill - a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- mint - a plant where money is coined by authority of the government
- packing plant, packinghouse - a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
- recycling plant - a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials
- refinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
- saltworks - a plant where salt is produced commercially
- disposal plant, sewage disposal plant - a plant for disposing of sewage
- smelter, smeltery - an industrial plant for smelting
- wine maker, winery - an establishment where wine is made
same as: industrial plant, works
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (synset 100017402)
referred to in: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
associated with:
- botanical medicine, herbal therapy, phytotherapy - the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
- micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size
- parasite - an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
- coca - dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect
- fugaciousness, fugacity - the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
- circulation - free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
- botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period
- squamule - a minute scale
- nitrification - the oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants)
- perennation - the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant)
- photosynthesis - synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
- alder blight - a disease of alders caused by the woolly alder aphid (a plant louse)
- peroxidase - any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide
- tenderiser, tenderizer - a substance (as the plant enzyme papain) applied to meat to make it tender
- propagate - cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering
- etiolate - bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
- bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
- cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- accrete - grow together (of plants and organs)
- deaden, girdle - cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
- acid-loving - thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7)
- alkaline-loving - thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)
- apocarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses
- syncarpous - (of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels
- sedgy - covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)
- floccose - (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs
- hispid - (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles
- pappose - (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles
- carnivorous - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
- saprophytic - (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
- insectivorous - (of animals and plants) feeding on insects
- blanched, etiolate, etiolated - (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
- tender - (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
- dicotyledonous - (of a flowering plant) having two cotyledons in the seed
- monocotyledonous - (of a flowering plant) having a single cotyledon in the seed as in grasses and lilies
- evergreen - (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year
- deciduous - (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
- campylotropous - (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk
- orthotropous - (of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex
- anatropous, inverted - (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
- amphitropous - (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
- epiphytotic - (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area
- amentaceous, amentiferous - (of plants) bearing or characterized by aments or catkins
- half-hardy - (of plants) requiring protection from frost
- gregarious - (of plants) growing in groups that are close together
- clustered - growing close together but not in dense mats
- ungregarious - (of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together
- caespitose, cespitose, tufted - (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
- leggy, tall-growing - (of plants) having tall spindly stems
- endangered - (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction
- threatened - (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
is a type of: being, organism - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
subtypes:
- phytoplankton - photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
- microflora - microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora
- crop - a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale
- endemic - a plant that is native to a certain limited area
- holophyte - an organism that produces its own food by photosynthesis
- non-flowering plant - a plant that does not bear flowers
- plantlet - a young plant or a small plant
- wilding - a wild uncultivated plant (especially a wild apple or crabapple tree)
- ornamental - any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
- pot plant - a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors)
- acrogen - any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
- apomict - a plant that reproduces or is reproduced by apomixis
- aquatic - a plant that lives in or on water
- cryptogam - formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
- annual - (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
- biennial - (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
- perennial - (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
- escape - a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild
- hygrophyte - a plant that grows in a moist habitat
- neophyte - a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously
- embryo - (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
- monocarp, monocarpic plant, monocarpous plant - a plant that bears fruit once and dies
- sporophyte - the spore-producing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
- gametophyte - the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
- houseplant - any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
- garden plant - any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb garden
- tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
- poisonous plant - a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
- aerophyte, air plant, epiphyte, epiphytic plant - plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
- rock plant - plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden
- autophyte, autophytic plant, autotroph, autotrophic organism - plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
- myrmecophyte - plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it
belongs to: kingdom plantae, plant kingdom, plantae - (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants
has:
- cap, hood - a protective covering that is part of a plant
- plant part, plant structure - any part of a plant or fungus
same as: flora, plant life
An actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience (synset 110458237)
is a type of: actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian - a theatrical performer
Something planted secretly for discovery by another (synset 105914674)
"the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"

is a type of: contrivance, dodge, stratagem - an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

Verb

Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground (synset 201570056)
"Let's plant flowers in the garden"

is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
subtypes:
- root - plant by the roots
- puddle - dip into mud before planting
- checkrow - plant in checkrows
- bed - place (plants) in a prepared bed of soil
- dibble - plant with a wooden hand tool
- afforest, forest - establish a forest on previously unforested land
- replant - plant again or anew
- tree - plant with trees
same as: set
Fix or set securely or deeply (synset 201531609)
"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

is a type of: enter, infix, insert, introduce - put or introduce into something
subtypes:
- pot - plant in a pot
- nest - fit together or fit inside
- bury, sink - embed deeply
same as: embed, engraft, imbed, implant
Set up or lay the groundwork for (synset 201650771)
"establish a new department"

is a type of: initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of
subtypes:
- fix - set or place definitely
- appoint, constitute, name, nominate - create and charge with a task or function
same as: constitute, establish, found, institute
Place into a river (synset 202327806)
"plant fish"

referred to in: animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals

is a type of: stock - provide or furnish with a stock of something
Place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive (synset 201373866)
"Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"

is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
Put firmly in the mind (synset 200736813)
"Plant a thought in the students' minds"

is a type of: communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across - transmit information

same as: implant

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