noun

plants

plants, factories

I water my plants every day.

I water my plants every day.

The company built two new power plants.

The company built two new power plants.

((some/many)) plants (biological) There are many beautiful plants in the garden.

((a/an)) power/manufacturing plant (industrial) The city needs a new manufacturing plant.

Synonyms: flora, vegetation (for organisms); factory, facility (for industrial sites)

From Latin 'planta' meaning 'sprout, shoot'. Something 'planted' in the ground.

Imagine a green plant growing out of a factory (power plant) chimney to connect the two meanings.

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