A plant is a living thing that grows in soil. It usually has leaves and sometimes flowers. People often keep plants in homes or gardens.
The plant has green leaves.
She waters the plant every day.
A plant is a place where people make products or use machines. It can be a big building or group of buildings.
The car plant is very big.
They work in a plant near here.
To plant something means to hide or put it secretly to cause a problem or catch someone. This use is often about secrets or traps.
He plants evidence in the room.
They planted a spy in the group.
A plant can be a large industrial place where energy or chemicals are made or managed. It is often used in science or business.
The power plant gives us electricity.
Water plants clean the water here.
A plant can be a person or object placed secretly to watch or get information. This meaning is used in spying or secret work.
The spy was a plant in the office.
They found a plant in the bag.
To plant can mean to cause an idea or feeling to start and grow in a person's mind or habits. It is often used in a figurative way.
Teachers plant good habits in children.
We want to plant trust in them.
