plant
/plɐːnt/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English
Meaning
noun
An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
noun
An organism of the kingdom Plantae, and now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
noun
Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
noun
Machinery and other supplies and equipment, such as the kind used in heavy industry, light industry, earthmoving, or construction.
Uncountable
noun
The equipment and work animals of a drover or other rural worker travelling through the countryside.
Australian usage
Example Sentences
- "The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."
- "In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction."
- "Take, Shepherd, take a Plant of ſtubborn Oak; / And labour him with many a ſturdy ſtroke: / Or with hard Stones, demoliſh from afar / His haughty Creſt, the feat of all the War."
- "Some plants, such as mushrooms found in the wild, are difficult to identify. Some plants are poisonous, and an inexperienced individual may make mistakes in identification of wild plants, with tragic results."
- "The company has production plants in three countries."
- "My dad worked at the plant for 27 years."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /plɐːnt/
- British English: /plɑːnt/
Usage
- Obsolete
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Australian usage
- Slang
- Dated
- American usage
- British usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.