[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/plant/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / plant # plant noun (plant, plants); verb (plant, plants, planted, planting) «plant» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree. Most plants are green and make their own food from sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#m1) 2. To plant is to put seeds or plants in the ground so they grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#m2) 3. A plant is also a factory or big machine: a power plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#m3) 4. To plant can mean to put something firmly in place: she planted her feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#m4) ### In the lessons In maths: plants counted in rows; seeds planted; plants growing in height («grows … each week»). In science: parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves, flowers), what plants need (light, water, air, warmth), photosynthesis. In everyday life: gardening, houseplants. In stories: «planted a clue». ### Examples - She plants 5 rows of 6 flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x1) - The plant grows 2 cm each week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x2) - He has 12 plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x3) - How many plants are in the garden? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x4) - Plants need water and sunlight to grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x5) - The roots hold the plant in the soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x6) - We planted bean seeds in paper cups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x7) - The power plant makes electricity for the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x8) - Some plants, like poison ivy, can hurt your skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x9) - The dwarf stood gazing at the plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/#x10) ### Note Rows × per row gives the total. «Grows … each week» is a rate. Trap: as a verb «plant» is the action, the thing counted is seeds or trees. Plants make their food using sunlight (photosynthesis) and give off oxygen. Safety: never eat a plant or berry unless an adult says it is safe. ## In Jewish tradition In the Torah planting is the farmer's work, and also God "planting" Israel in His land. Planting an Asherah, a sacred tree for idols, beside the altar is forbidden. **Interpretation.** Tradition reads "plantest them in the mountain" as the hope of the Temple being built, and bans any tree set near the altar to keep worship pure. ### Examples - Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. (Torah DEU.16.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plant/#x1) - Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them. (Torah DEU.28.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plant/#x2) - Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, the place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established. (Torah EXO.15.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plant/#x3) - And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plant/#x4) - Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants, (Writings SNG.4.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plant/#x5) - Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. (Writings JOB.14.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plant/#x6) ### Note Rows × per row gives the total. «Grows … each week» is a rate. Trap: as a verb «plant» is the action, the thing counted is seeds or trees. Plants make their food using sunlight (photosynthesis) and give off oxygen. Safety: never eat a plant or berry unless an adult says it is safe. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «plant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«plant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plant.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «plant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/plant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«plant» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/plant.html) on Mova free.