plant

Noun

• 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
    

• an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

• (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

• buildings for carrying on industrial labor
  • they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles
    

Verb

• put firmly in the mind
  • Plant a thought in the students' minds
    

• 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
    

• place into a river
  • plant fish
    

• set up or lay the groundwork for
  • establish a new department
    

• fix or set securely or deeply
  • He planted a knee in the back of his opponent
    
  • The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum
    

• put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
  • Let's plant flowers in the garden
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  flora , plant life , works , industrial plant , implant , establish , found , constitute , institute , engraft , embed , imbed , set