(of plant)
51plant hormone — plant n an organic substance other than a nutrient that in minute amounts modifies a plant physiological process esp one produced by a plant and active elsewhere than at the site of production called also phytohormone …
52plant manager — ➔ manager * * * plant manager UK US noun [C] ► PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT the head of a factory or other place where goods are manufactured or resources such as energy are produced: »The auto company s Chicago facility has recently appointed a new… …
53plant — [n1] organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom annual, biennial, bush, creeper*, cutting*, flower, grass, greenery, herb, perennial, seedling, shoot, shrub, slip, sprout, tree, vine, weed; concept 429 Ant. animal plant [n2] factory and its… …
54plant — Plant, m. Est un dessein en assiete sur rez de chaussée d un bastiment qu on veut eslever, Ichnographia, Ainsi Plant aussi se prend pour le fondement d un bastiment soit de pierre soit de bois, comme le plant et assiete du bauffroy est de telle… …
55plant — [plant, plänt] n. [ME plante < OE < L planta, sprout, twig, prob. back form. < plantare, to smooth the soil for planting < planta, sole of the foot < IE * plat , var. of base * pla , broad, flat > PLAIN1] 1. any of a kingdom… …
56plant up — ˌplant ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they plant up he/she/it plants up present participle planting up past tense …
57plant|i|mal — «PLAN tuh muhl», noun. a living cell or organism formed by the fusion of animal and plant cells: »Three separate research groups have now successfully fused animal cells with plant cells to form the first…“plantimals” (Science News). ╂[< plant …
58plant|let — «PLANT liht, PLAHNT », noun. 1. an undeveloped or rudimentary plant. 2. a small plant …
59Plant-eating — Plant eat ing, a. Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant eating beetle. [1913 Webster] …
60Plant litter — (sometimes called leaf litter or tree litter) is dead plant material, such as leaves, bark, and twigs, that has fallen to the ground. Litter provides habitat for small animals, fungi, and plants, and the material may be used to construct nests.… …
