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How to pronounce plants in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms flora, plant life
Type of organism, being
Has types phytoplankton, plantlet, annual, poisonous plant, pot plant, perennial, ornamental, rock plant, air plant, non-flowering plant, neophyte, myrmecophyte, sporophyte, monocarpous plant, monocarpic plant, monocarp, microflora, hygrophyte, aerophyte, tracheophyte, vascular plant, houseplant, wilding, holophyte, apomict, garden plant, gametophyte, escape, epiphytic plant, epiphyte, endemic, embryo, cryptogam, crop, acrogen, aquatic, biennial, autotrophic organism, autophytic plant, autotroph, autophyte
Derivation plantal, plantlet
Type Words
Synonyms set
Type of set, put, lay, position, place, pose
Has types bed, checkrow, replant, root, dibble, afforest, puddle, tree, forest
Derivation planter, planting


Let's plant flowers in the garden.
Type Words
Synonyms implant
Type of communicate, pass along, pass, pass on, put across
Type Words
Synonyms industrial plant, works
Type of complex, building complex
Has types smelter, bottling plant, brewery, winery, recycling plant, packinghouse, packing plant, refinery, saltworks, sewage disposal plant, still, mint, disposal plant, distillery, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory, factory, wine maker, smeltery


they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles.
Type Words
Synonyms embed, engraft, imbed, implant
Type of enter, infix, insert, introduce
Has types pot, sink, bury, nest
Derivation planting


He planted a knee in the back of his opponent.
The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum.
Type Words
Synonyms constitute, establish, found, institute
Type of initiate, pioneer
Has types name, fix, constitute, appoint, nominate
Type Words
Type of role player, actor, player, thespian, histrion
Type Words
Type of stock


plant fish.
Type Words
Type of pose, put, position, place, set, lay


plant bugs in the dissident's apartment.
Type Words
Type of contrivance, dodge, stratagem


the police used a plant to trick the thieves.
he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant.

Examples of plants

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In an aquaponic greenhouse, plants are grown in water that also is home to fish.
From the stltoday.com
The fish effluents feed the plants, while the excess plant matter feed the fish.
From the stltoday.com
Better yet, grow plants in your garden that offer things that birds like to eat.
From the sacbee.com
One of the most popular shade-loving plants in Valley gardens is the calla lily.
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The company is considering buying coal mines and power plants overseas, he said.
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Wygen is more efficient than earlier plants, burning about 20 percent less coal.
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As you've noticed, the disease develops even when you don't sprinkle the plants.
From the sfgate.com
The un-grafted plants were tiring and succumbing to fungal diseases by the fall.
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Allow it to continually set and drop seed for continuous plants year after year.
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More examples
  • Buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
  • Put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
  • (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
  • Implant: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
  • An actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
  • Establish: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
  • Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. ...
  • A plant in control theory is the combination of process and actuator.
  • The Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game contains many plant creatures that are composed of vegetable material, but unlike normal plants these monsters may be carnivorous, intelligent, mobile, or any combination of the three. ...