(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.

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(botany) An organism of the kingdom Plantae; now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.

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(ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.

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(proscribed as biologically inaccurate) Any creature that grows on soil or similar surfaces, including plants and fungi.

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A factory or other industrial or institutional building or facility.

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An object placed surreptitiously in order to cause suspicion to fall upon a person.

That gun's not mine! It's a plant! I've never seen it before!

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Anyone assigned to behave as a member of the public during a covert operation (as in a police investigation).

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A person, placed amongst an audience, whose role is to cause confusion, laughter etc.

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O’Sullivan risked a plant that went badly astray, splitting the reds.

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(uncountable) Machinery, such as the kind used in earthmoving or construction.

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(obsolete) A young tree; a sapling; hence, a stick or staff.

Take, Shepherd, take a Plant of ſtubborn Oak; / And labour him with many a ſturdy ſtroke: / Or with hard Stones, demoliſh from afar / His haughty Creſt, the feat of all the War.

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(obsolete) The sole of the foot.

Knotty legs, and plants of clay, / Seek for eaſe, or love delay.

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(dated, slang) A plan; a swindle; a trick.

It wasn’t a bad plant that of mine, on Fikey, the man accused of forging the Sou’ Westeru Railway debentures—it was only t’ other day—because the reason why? I’ll tell you.

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