Topic: PLANTS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | plante, from Latin planta 'new growth on a plant, part cut off a plant to be grown again' |
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plant1 S2 W1
1 a living thing that has leaves and roots and grows in earth, especially one that is smaller than a tree : Don't forget to water the plants. a potato plant
living thing
[countable]HBPDon't forget to water the plants.a potato plant2 a factory or building where an industrial process happens : a huge chemical plant ➔ power plant
factory
[countable]TIFa huge chemical plant3 heavy machinery that is used in industrial processes : a plant hire business
machinery
[uncountable] British EnglishTIa plant hire business4 something illegal or stolen that is hidden in someone's clothes or possessions to make them seem guilty of a crime
something hidden
[countable usually singular]5 someone who is put somewhere or sent somewhere secretly to find out information
person
[countable]WORD FOCUS: garden WORD FOCUS: garden
parts of a garden: lawn, flowerbed, hedge, patio, rockery, pond, greenhouse, compost heap, kitchen garden
things you do in the garden: cut the grass/mow the lawn, weed the flowerbeds, sow seeds, plant flowers/bushes/trees, water the plants, cut back/prune roses and other bushes, trim the hedge
➔ See also garden
WORD FOCUS: garden parts of a garden: lawn, flowerbed, hedge, patio, rockery, pond, greenhouse, compost heap, kitchen garden
things you do in the garden: cut the grass/mow the lawn, weed the flowerbeds, sow seeds, plant flowers/bushes/trees, water the plants, cut back/prune roses and other bushes, trim the hedge
➔ See also garden
