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noun living thing ADJ. attractive | delicate | wild | rare | garden, house, indoor, potted | exotic, tropical | medicinal | food food plants of rare butterflies | 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 Plants absorb carbon in the form of carbon dioxide. PLANT + NOUN roots | growth | life Much of the local plant life has been destroyed by the chemicals. | species, variety | material, matter, tissue | pot | science factory ADJ. industrial | assembly, manufacturing, production | car | nuclear, power | processing, reprocessing, sewage, treatment, water-treatment a waste reprocessing plant | chemical, petrochemical VERB + PLANT build | dismantle | manage, run PLANT + NOUN manager, verb put plants/seeds in the ground to grow ADV. carefully | deliberately weeds that had not been deliberately planted PREP. in Carefully plant your cutting in the soil. | with The garden was planted with roses and other shrubs. PHRASES densely/thickly planted a thickly planted orange grove | freshly/newly/recently planted put sth firmly in a place/position ADV. firmly, solidly, squarely She planted a kiss squarely on his cheek. PREP. on He was determined to keep both feet firmly planted on dry land.
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plant
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + plant
rare
• Many rare plants were collected from India and China.
common
• These plants are common in British gardens.
wild plants
• Many wild plants are in danger of dying out.
garden plants
(= plants that are grown in gardens )
• These butterflies feed on the flowers of several garden plants.
exotic/tropical plants
• Exotic plants can be grown in a greenhouse.
medicinal plants
(= plants that can be used in medicine )
• A lot of research into medicinal plants and traditional remedies has now been carried out.
a potted/pot plant
British English (= a plant that is grown in a container )
• He leaves his house key under the potted plant on the porch.
a house plant
(= a plant grown in a pot in the house )
• These make excellent house plants.
a climbing plant
(= one that grows up things )
• The wall was covered with climbing plants.
a trailing plant
(= one that grows along the ground or hangs down )
a tomato/potato/bean etc plant
• Bean plants are easy to grow.
poisonous
• What should you do if your child has eaten a poisonous plant?
verbs
a plant grows
• The plant grows to a height of about 20 inches.
a plant thrives/flourishes
(= grows well )
• A lot of plants thrive in partial shade.
a plant flowers
• The plants are flowering earlier this year.
grow a plant
• It is not an easy plant to grow.
water a plant
• He could see her watering the plants in her small garden.
a plant withers
(= becomes drier and starts to die )
plant + NOUN
plant life
(= plants )
• All but the dirtiest of rivers support some plant life.
plant material
• They feed on decaying plant material.
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plant
a living thing that has leaves and roots and grows in earth, especially one that is smaller than a tree:
• Don’t forget to water the plants. • Plants grow towards the sun. • Botanists examined plant species from around the world.
herb
a small plant that is used to improve the taste of food, or to make medicine:
• Sprinkle the dish with chopped fresh herbs. • medicinal herbs (= used as medicine ) • The shop sells an interesting range of herbs and spices.
weed
a wild plant growing where it is not wanted that prevents crops or garden flowers from growing properly:
• She was pulling up weeds in her garden. • Herbicides can be used to prevent and control weeds.
bulb
a root shaped like a ball that grows into a flower or plant:
• She planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs.
shrub
a small bush with several woody stems:
• flowering shrubs • Rosemary is an evergreen shrub.
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