plant
n 1: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a
large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: {works}, {industrial
plant}]
2: a living organism lacking the power of locomotion [syn: {flora},
{plant life}]
3: 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"
4: an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed
but seems spontaneous to the audience
v 1: put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let's
plant flowers in the garden" [syn: {set}]
2: to fix or set securely or deeply: "Kneeling, Cobb planted a
sturdy knee in the small of his back," [syn: {implant}, {engraft},
{embed}, {imbed}]
3: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new
department" [syn: {establish}, {found}, {constitute}, {institute}]
4: place into a river; "plant fish"
5: implant in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students'
minds" [syn: {implant}]