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Topic: plant
Definition:

  • buildings for carrying on industrial labor
  • "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience something planted secretly for discovery by another
  • "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"
  • "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant" put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
  • "Let's plant flowers in the garden" fix or set securely or deeply
  • "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"
  • "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum" set up or lay the groundwork for
  • "establish a new department" place into a river
  • "plant fish" place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
  • "Plant a spy in Moscow"
  • "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment" put firmly in the mind
  • "Plant a thought in the students' minds"

    Related tag cloud:

  • plants
  • garden
  • flower
  • gardening
  • nursery
  • flowers
  • tree
  • perennial
  • horticulture
  • machinery
  • equipment
  • design
  • engineering
  • herb
  • landscaping
  • trees
  • landscape
  • construction
  • agriculture
  • water
  • industrial
    • Resources:

    Plant Physiology
    Contains information about the journal, including its scope, instructions for authors and abstracts from recent issues.
    http://www.plantphysiol.org/

    The Plant Cell
    Consists of current and archived articles, subscription information, and samples.
    http://www.plantcell.org/

    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
    Part of U.S. Department of Agriculture. Site provides extensive information on animal and plant health/disease topics, USDA regulations, control of invasive species, agricultural chemicals, and related public health issues.
    http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

    Manufacturing.Net
    Offers comprehensive information for manufacturing professionals including news, magazine articles, association links, tradeshows, and web communities.
    http://www.manufacturing.net/