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plant
/plɑːnt/ noun [C]Definition
LIVING THING › a living thing that grows in the soil or water and has leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree: Have you watered the plants? tomato plants
FACTORY › a large factory where an industrial process happens: a nuclear power plant → See also potted plant
(Definition of plant noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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