n.
Pronunciation: ' plant
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English plantian, from Late Latin plantare to plant, fix in place, from Latin, to plant, from planta plant
Date: before 12th century
transitive verb
1 a : to put or set in the ground for growth < plant seeds> b : to set or sow with seeds or plants c : IMPLANT
2 a : ESTABLISH , INSTITUTE b : COLONIZE , SETTLE c : to place (animals) in a new locality d : to stock with animals
3 a : to place in or on the ground b : to place firmly or forcibly < plant ed a hard blow on his chin>
4 a : CONCEAL b : to covertly place for discovery, publication, or dissemination
intransitive verb : to plant something
– plant · able \ ' plan-t ə -b ə l \ adjective