plant

noun:a living organism that typically grows in a permanent site and absorbs water and inorganic substances through roots
- The plant needs bright, indirect light to thrive.
noun:a place where industrial or manufacturing processes are carried out; a factory
- The automobile plant employs thousands of workers.
noun:the machinery, equipment, and fixtures used in an industrial or business operation
- The plant and machinery were upgraded last quarter.
noun:a person secretly placed in a group to gather information or influence events
- They suspected the new hire was a plant.
verb:to put a seed, bulb, or young plant in the ground so that it can grow
- We will plant tomatoes after the last frost.
verb:to place something firmly or with force
- He planted his feet and refused to be moved.
verb:to secretly place or hide something, especially evidence, for later discovery
- He tried to plant false documents among the paperwork to mislead the investigators.