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plant1
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noun
1‘a pot plant’
SYNONYMS
herb, flower, vegetable, shrub, weed
greenery, flora, vegetation, undergrowth
rare herbage, verdure
2‘we thought he was a CIA plant spreading disinformation’
SYNONYMS
spy, informant, informer, undercover agent, secret agent, agent, mole, infiltrator, operative
North American informal spook
verb
1‘plant the seeds this autumn and they will flower next summer’
SYNONYMS
sow, scatter, seed, put in the ground
bed out, set out, transplant
2‘he planted his feet more firmly on the ground’
SYNONYMS
put, place, set, position, station, situate, settle, stick, fix
informal plonk
3‘someone had planted the idea in Alexander's mind’
SYNONYMS
insert, impress, imprint, instil, put, place
implant, introduce, sow the seeds of, fix, establish, embed, root, lodge
4‘the letters might have been planted there to embarrass the government’
SYNONYMS
hide, place secretly, conceal, secrete
plant2
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noun
1‘the plant commenced production in June’
SYNONYMS
factory, works, foundry, mill, workshop, shop, yard, industrial unit, business unit
2‘there has been inadequate investment in new plant’
SYNONYMS
machinery, machines, equipment, apparatus, appliances, gear
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