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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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