Antonyms for plants

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : plant, plahnt

Phonetic Transcription : plænt, plɑnt

Definition of plants

Origin : Old English plante "young tree or shrub, herb newly planted," from Latin planta "sprout, shoot, cutting" (source of Spanish planta, French plante), perhaps from *plantare "to drive in with the feet, push into the ground with the feet," from planta "sole of the foot," from nasalized form of PIE *plat- "to spread, flat" (see place (n.)).
Broader sense of "any vegetable life, vegetation generally" is first recorded 1550s. Most extended usages are from the verb, on the notion of "something planted;" e.g. "construction for an industrial process," 1789, at first with reference to the set-up of machinery, later also the building; also slang meaning "a spy" (1812). Many of these follow similar developments in the French form of the word. German Pflanz, Irish cland, Welsh plant are from Latin.

noun organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
noun factory and its buildings, equipment
verb put in the ground for growing
verb establish, set

Example sentences :

It is our mission, as the plants and the lower living things have theirs.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

There seemed to be much novelty in the plants along its banks.
Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell

The question is, How was the land surface formed for the growth of plants?
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various

There was less order in the garden than before, but the plants and shrubs were of her own setting.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Her yard is a varying pageant of plants in all stages of misfortune.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

I asked for some shrubs, flowers and plants, which I arranged along the three steps.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

If any of the plants are eat by this worm, you must set another one by it.
Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

This mode of reproduction is common to the great majority of plants.
Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

It seems a hard method of ridding the plants of their enemies.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

Stakes should be used that when driven will be about two-thirds the height of the plants.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

Synonyms for plants

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