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2. Verb. (third-person singular of plant) ¹

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Definition of Plants

1. plant [v] - See also: plant

Medical Definition of Plants

1. Multicellular, eukaryotic life forms of the kingdom plantae. They are characterised by a mainly photosynthetic mode of nutrition; essentially unlimited growth at localised regions of cell divisions (meristems); cellulose within cells providing rigidity; the absence of organs of locomotion; absense of nervous and sensory systems; and an alteration of haploid and diploid generations. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plants

Literary usage of Plants

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"See Growth (plants) Plant Introduction China a fruitful field for plant ... D. Wylie. il Country Life 31:86b N '16 plants from China; results of the first ..."

2. Bulletin by Public Ownership League of America (1922)
"CHAPTER I. The Extent and Growth of Municipal Ownership of Light and Power plants . The electric lighting industry began in the United States in 1880. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"The custom of selling plants in the markets has not long been in vogue, ... It causes righteous indignation to all lovers of alpine plants to see the ..."

4. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig (1863)
"Chemical nnd cosmic conditions of the life of plants—Conditions for the germination of the seed ; moisture ;uid oxygen, their action—Influence of the seed ..."

5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"See Growth (plants) Plant Introduction China a fruitful field for plant ... D. Wylie. il Country Life 31:86b N '16 plants from China; results of the first ..."

6. Bulletin by Public Ownership League of America (1922)
"CHAPTER I. The Extent and Growth of Municipal Ownership of Light and Power plants . The electric lighting industry began in the United States in 1880. ..."

7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1884)
"The custom of selling plants in the markets has not long been in vogue, ... It causes righteous indignation to all lovers of alpine plants to see the ..."

8. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig (1863)
"Chemical nnd cosmic conditions of the life of plants—Conditions for the germination of the seed ; moisture ;uid oxygen, their action—Influence of the seed ..."

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