subplant

plant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plant, plahnt]
- /plænt, plɑnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [plant, plahnt]
- /plænt, plɑnt/

Definitions of subplant word

noun subplant any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis. 1
noun subplant an herb or other small vegetable growth, in contrast with a tree or a shrub. 1
noun subplant a seedling or a growing slip, especially one ready for transplanting. 1
noun subplant the equipment, including the fixtures, machinery, tools, etc., and often the buildings, necessary to carry on any industrial business: a manufacturing plant. 1
noun subplant the complete equipment or apparatus for a particular mechanical process or operation: the heating plant for a home. 1
noun subplant the buildings, equipment, etc., of an institution: the sprawling plant of the university. 1

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Origin of subplant

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English plaunte; in part continuing Old English plante sapling, young plant (< Latin planta); in part (< Old French plante) < Latin planta a shoot, sprig, scion (for planting), plant; (v.) Middle English plaunten; in part continuing Old English plantian (< Latin plantāre); in part (< Old French planter) < Latin plantāre to plant

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subplant popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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