plant

/plænt/
noun 5verb 5name 4

Collocations

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1

(noun.) living thing

ADJ

attractive | delicate | wild | rare | garden, house, indoor, potted | exotic, tropical | medicinal

food

Farmers grow food plants like beans and rice to feed their families.

crop | poisonous | perennial | aquatic, desert, marsh | bedding, climbing, flowering, ornamental | herbaceous, leguminous | strawberry, tomato, etc.

VERB + PLANT

cultivate, grow | water

PLANT + VERB

develop, grow | flourish | die

absorb sth, consume sth

The roots of trees consume large amounts of water during the hot summer months.

PLANT + NOUN

roots | growth

life

The rainforest is home to thousands of different types of plant life that scientists are still discovering today.

species, variety | material, matter, tissue | pot | science

2

(noun.) factory

ADJ

industrial | assembly, manufacturing, production | car | nuclear, power

processing, reprocessing, sewage, treatment, water-treatment

The city built a new water-treatment plant to clean the river.

chemical, petrochemical

VERB + PLANT

build | dismantle | manage, run

PLANT + NOUN

manager

3

(verb.) put plants/seeds in the ground to grow

ADV

carefully

deliberately

She deliberately planted roses along the fence to create a beautiful garden barrier.

PREP

in

We planted tomato seeds in our garden last spring.

with

The farmer planted the field with wheat to prepare for the harvest next summer.

PHRASES

densely/thickly planted

The garden was densely planted with vegetables, leaving little space between the rows.

freshly/newly/recently planted

4

(verb.) put sth firmly in a place/position

ADV

firmly, solidly, squarely

He firmly planted his feet on the ground before lifting the heavy box.

PREP

on

She planted her hands on the table and stood up to leave the meeting.

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