From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
plant
n 1: buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a
large plant to manufacture automobiles" [syn: plant,
works, industrial plant]
2: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
[syn: plant, flora, plant life]
3: an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed
but seems spontaneous to the audience
4: 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"
v 1: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground;
"Let's plant flowers in the garden" [syn: plant, set]
2: fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back
of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
[syn: implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant]
3: set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new
department" [syn: establish, found, plant,
constitute, institute]
4: place into a river; "plant fish"
5: 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"
6: put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students'
minds" [syn: plant, implant]