Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - plant
Plant
plant
n. & v. --n. 1 a any living organism of the kingdom Plantae, usu. containing chlorophyll enabling it to live wholly on inorganic substances and lacking specialized sense organs and the power of voluntary movement. b a small organism of this kind, as distinguished from a shrub or tree. 2 a machinery, fixtures, etc., used in industrial processes. b a factory. 3 colloq. something, esp. incriminating or compromising, positioned or concealed so as to be discovered later. --v.tr. 1 place (a seed, bulb, or growing thing) in the ground so that it may take root and flourish. 2 (often foll. by in, on, etc.) put or fix in position. 3 deposit (young fish, spawn, oysters, etc.) in a river or lake. 4 station (a person etc.), esp. as a spy or source of information. 5 refl. take up a position (planted myself by the door). 6 cause (an idea etc.) to be established esp. in another person's mind. 7 deliver (a blow, kiss, etc.) with a deliberate aim. 8 sl. position or conceal (something incriminating or compromising) for later discovery. 9 a settle or people (a colony etc.). b found or establish (a city, community, etc.). 10 bury. Phrases and idioms plant-louse a small insect that infests plants, esp. an aphis. plant out transfer (a plant) from a pot or frame to the open ground; set out (seedlings) at intervals. Derivatives plantable adj. plantlet n. plantlike adj. Etymology: OE plante & F plante f. L planta sprout, slip, cutting
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~ian, from Late Latin ~are to ~, fix in place, from Latin, to ~, from ~a ~ Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to put or set in the ground for growth , to set or sow with seeds or ~s, im~, 2. establish, institute, colonize, settle, to place (animals) in a new locality, to stock with animals, 3. to place in or on the ground, to place firmly or forcibly , 4. conceal, to covertly place for discovery, publication, or dissemination, intransitive verb to ~ something, ~able adjective II. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Old English, from Latin ~a Date: before 12th century 1. a young tree, vine, shrub, or herb ~ed or suitable for ~ing, any of a kingdom (Plantae) of multicellular eukaryotic mostly photosynthetic organisms typically lacking locomotive movement or obvious nervous or sensory organs and possessing cellulose cell walls, 2. the land, buildings, machinery, apparatus, and fixtures employed in carrying on a trade or an industrial business, a factory or workshop for the manufacture of a particular product, the total facilities available for production or service, the buildings and other physical equipment of an institution, an act of ~ing, something or someone ~ed, ~like adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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