plantlike.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a any living organism of the kingdom Plantae, usu. containing chlorophyll enabling it to live wholly on inorganic substances and lacking specialized sense organs and the power of voluntary movement. b a small organism of this kind, as distinguished from a shrub or tree.
2 a machinery, fixtures, etc., used in industrial processes. b a factory.
3 colloq. something, esp. incriminating or compromising, positioned or concealed so as to be discovered later.

--v.

tr.
1 place (a seed, bulb, or growing thing) in the ground so that it may take root and flourish.
2 (often foll. by in, on, etc.) put or fix in position.
3 deposit (young fish, spawn, oysters, etc.) in a river or lake.
4 station (a person etc.), esp. as a spy or source of information.
5 refl. take up a position (planted myself by the door).
6 cause (an idea etc.) to be established esp. in another person's mind.
7 deliver (a blow, kiss, etc.) with a deliberate aim.
8 sl. position or conceal (something incriminating or compromising) for later discovery.
9 a settle or people (a colony etc.). b found or establish (a city, community, etc.).
10 bury.

plant-louse a small insect that infests plants, esp. an aphis. plant out transfer (a plant) from a pot or frame to the open ground; set out (seedlings) at intervals.

plantable adj. plantlet n. plantlike adj. [OE plante & F plante f. L planta sprout, slip, cutting]

plantlike.html - adj. & n.
--adj.

of or relating to the kings of England from Henry II to Richard II.

--n.

any of these kings. [= sprig of broom (L planta genista) worn as a distinctive mark, the origin of their surname]

plantlike.html - n.
any shrub of the genus Plantago, with broad flat leaves spread out close to the ground and seeds used as food for birds and as a mild laxative.

plantain lily = HOSTA. [ME f. OF f. L plantago -ginis f. planta sole of the foot (from its broad prostrate leaves)]

plantlike.html - n.
1 a banana plant, Musa paradisiaca, widely grown for its fruit.
2 the starchy fruit of this containing less sugar than a dessert banana and chiefly used in cooking. [earlier platan f. Sp. pl

(n)tano plane-tree, prob. assim. f. Galibi palatana etc.]

plantlike.html - adj.
of or relating to the sole of the foot. [L plantaris f. planta sole]

plantlike.html - n.
1 an estate on which cotton, tobacco, etc. is cultivated, esp. in former colonies, formerly by slave labour.
2 an area planted with trees etc.
3 hist. a colony; colonization.

plantation song a song of the kind formerly sung by Blacks on American plantations. [ME f. OF plantation or L plantatio (as PLANT)]