植物 — meaning in English
zhí wù
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English meaning
- growth noun An increase in size, amount or value over time.
- plant noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
- sole adjective Being the only one; single, exclusive.
- vegetal adj Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
Senses
植物 is used for these senses in English:
- growth (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
- plant (botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
- sole The bottom of the body of a plough; the slade.
- vegetal Pertaining to vegetables or plants. [from 16th c.]
growth — full definition
- noun An increase in size, amount or value over time.
- noun The process by which a living thing gets bigger or develops.
- noun A lump of abnormal tissue in or on the body.
plant — full definition
- noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
- noun A factory or other building where an industrial process is carried out.
- noun An object or person secretly placed somewhere to deceive people, gather information, or make someone look guilty.
- verb To put a seed, seedling, or crop into soil so that it will grow.
- verb To place something or someone secretly, especially to create a false impression or set someone up.