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Meaning of plant

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  plant
      n 1: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a
           large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: {plant},
           {works}, {industrial plant}]
      2: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
         [syn: {plant}, {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"
      v 1: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground;
           "Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: {plant}, {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}, {plant}]
      3: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new
         department" [syn: {establish}, {found}, {plant},
         {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: {plant}, {implant}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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