PLANT
What does "PLANT" mean?
A living organism such as a tree, herb, or flower that typically grows in soil.
Meanings
- A living member of the kingdom that makes food by photosynthesis and usually grows rooted in soil. She watered the plants on the windowsill every morning.
- A factory or industrial site where something is manufactured or processed. The power plant supplies the whole valley.
- A person placed somewhere secretly to deceive or gather information. The heckler turned out to be a plant. informal
- To put a seed or plant in the ground to grow. We planted tomatoes along the fence.
- To place something firmly or secretly. He planted the idea in her head and waited.
Word origin
From Latin 'planta', a sprout or cutting (and the sole of the foot, which presses cuttings into earth); into Old English 'plante' and Old French 'plante'.
Remember it
PLANT comes from Latin 'planta' - the sole of the foot that presses a cutting into the soil; you 'plant' by stepping a seedling in.
A little poem
Push a green idea into the dark-
a seed, a rumour, a factory's iron heart-
what's planted feeds on patience to depart.
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Wordplay
- The factory hired a botanist to run the plant. Now nobody knows which kind it is.
What it teaches
To plant anything - a seed, an idea, a doubt - is to trust the dark to do the rest.
Quick facts
What does PLANT mean?
A living organism such as a tree, herb, or flower that typically grows in soil.
Is PLANT a valid word?
Yes — PLANT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is PLANT?
PLANT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does PLANT come from?
From Latin 'planta', a sprout or cutting (and the sole of the foot, which presses cuttings into earth); into Old English 'plante' and Old French 'plante'.
What can PLANT teach us?
To plant anything - a seed, an idea, a doubt - is to trust the dark to do the rest.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.