Dictionary definition · plant
noun
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor"they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
- something planted secretly for discovery by another"the police used a plant to trick the thieves"
verb
- put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground"Let's plant flowers in the garden"
- fix or set securely or deeply"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"
- set up or lay the groundwork for"establish a new department"
- place into a river"plant fish"
- place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive"Plant a spy in Moscow"
- put firmly in the mind"Plant a thought in the students' minds"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).