noun

plant

plant, factory, works

This plant needs more sunlight.

This plant needs more sunlight.

He works at a car manufacturing plant.

He works at a car manufacturing plant.

((a/an)) ((plant)) a living organism This is a beautiful plant.

((a/an)) ((...)) ((plant)) a factory or industrial site He works at a power plant.

Synonyms: (organism) flora, vegetation; (industry) factory, mill, works

From Latin 'planta', meaning 'sprout' or 'sole of the foot', from the action of fixing a seedling in the ground.

Picture a large factory ('plant') with many green plants inside to remember the two main meanings.

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