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(n) buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
(n) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
(n) something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
(n) an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
(v) put or set (seeds or seedlings) into the ground; "Let''s plant flowers in the garden"
(v) fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
(v) set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"
(v) place into a river; "plant fish"
(v) place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident''s apartment"
(v) put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students'' minds"

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