[plɑːnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a living organism of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots, and synthesizing nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll

- a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place
(e.g: a giant car plant)

- a person placed in a group as a spy or informer
(e.g: we thought he was a CIA plant spreading disinformation)

- a shot in which the cue ball is made to strike one of two touching or nearly touching balls with the result that the second is potted


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English plante ‘seedling’, plantian (verb), from Latin planta ‘sprout, cutting’ (later influenced by French plante) and plantare ‘plant, fix in a place’

[plɑːnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- put (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow
(e.g: we planted a lot of fruit trees)

- set or place in a particular position
(e.g: he planted himself squarely in front of her)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English plante ‘seedling’, plantian (verb), from Latin planta ‘sprout, cutting’ (later influenced by French plante) and plantare ‘plant, fix in a place’