plant in German
plant in German is Pflanze, Gewächs, Kombination — plant means a living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
plant in German
Pflanze
(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.
Gewächs
(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.
Pflanze
Kombination
(snooker) A play in which the cue ball knocks one (usually red) ball onto another, in order to pot the second; a set.
pflanzen
(ambitransitive) To place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow.
bepflanzen
(transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
pflanzen
(transitive) To furnish or supply with plants.
platzieren
(transitive) To place (an object, or sometimes a person), often with the implication of intending deceit.
What does "plant" mean?
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noun A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
"This plant needs plenty of light, but only a little water each week."
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noun A factory or other building where an industrial process is carried out.
"My father worked at a power plant on the edge of town."
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noun An object or person secretly placed somewhere to deceive people, gather information, or make someone look guilty.
"The man who shouted the winning answer was a plant, put there by the show's producers."
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verb To put a seed, seedling, or crop into soil so that it will grow.
"Autumn is a good time to plant bulbs, so they flower in spring."
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plant in a sentence
- This plant needs plenty of light, but only a little water each week.
- She waters the plants on her balcony every morning.
- My father worked at a power plant on the edge of town.
- The chemical plant was built beside the river decades ago.
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What is "plant" in German?
"plant" in German is Pflanze, Gewächs, Kombination. plant means: A living organism, typically rooted in soil, that makes its own food through photosynthesis — trees, flowers, grasses, and similar life forms.
How do you use "plant" in a sentence?
Example: "This plant needs plenty of light, but only a little water each week." In German, "plant" is Pflanze, Gewächs, Kombination.
Are there other ways to say "plant" in German?
Yes — German has 6 translations listed for "plant": Pflanze, Gewächs, Kombination, pflanzen, bepflanzen, platzieren.
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