plant
Rooted living organism
Plant began as a verb that has now been surpassed in frequency by its related noun form; many meanings of both are related.
Plant means to put something that will grow in the ground.
A plant is a member of the kingdom of organisms that make food via photosynthesis and are rooted in one place.
Figurative meanings of both the noun and verb draw on these core meanings.
To plant something in a place is to put it there: She planted herself in my room and won’t leave.
A factory or industrial facility is sometimes called a plant, owing to its stationery and productive nature.
Recently sprouted young plant
- sproutNew plant emergence
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- stemPlant's central axis
- rootUnderground absorbing structure
leaf · flower · petal · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · germination · pollination · budding
Implant in earth
- harvestGathering mature crops
- pruneDesiccated stone fruit
- propagateSpread or breed further
- tendCare for or incline
nurture · germinate · mulch · compost · fertilize · irrigate · water · weed
Finest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- floraPlants of a region
botanical · native · invasive · hybrid · cultivar · variety · herbaceous · deciduous
Industrial product creation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
- automationSelf-operating system design
conveyor · industrial · mill · refinery · foundry · warehouse · foreman · shift
Tree-dense ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- greeneryCollective plant life
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- shrubberyPlanted area of bushes
grassland · meadow · rainforest · woodland · grove · thicket · orchard · canopy
Subterranean insectivore
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- operativeCovert field agent
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
agent · surveillance · espionage · insider · sleeper
seedling
Recently sprouted young plant
root · leaf · flower · petal · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · germination · pollination · budding · flowering
sow
Implant in earth
tend · nurture · germinate · mulch · compost · fertilize · irrigate · water · weed · garden
species
Finest taxonomic rank
flora · botanical · native · invasive · hybrid · cultivar · variety · herbaceous · deciduous · evergreen
manufacturing
Industrial product creation
- assemblyConstructing from components
- productionMaking or generating something
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
automation · conveyor · industrial · mill · refinery · foundry · warehouse · foreman · shift · labor
forest
Tree-dense ecosystem
- jungleDense tropical forest
- greeneryCollective plant life
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
shrubbery · grassland · meadow · rainforest · woodland · grove · thicket · orchard · canopy · hedge
mole
Subterranean insectivore
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- operativeCovert field agent
undercover · agent · surveillance · espionage · insider · sleeper
place
Position or location
set · station · fix · situate · locate · insert · deposit · lodge · anchor · bury
plantuproot
Remove from the ground
eradicate · abolish · disestablish · extirpate · annihilate
- power plantFacility producing electrical energy
- bedding plantsPlants for seasonal displays
- potted plantsVegetation in containers
- ornamental plantsVegetation grown for aesthetics
- plant a seedEmbed for germination
- plant lifeBotanical organisms collectively
plants, planting, planted, implant, planter, transplant, plantation, supplant, implants