underplant

plant

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

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

Definitions of underplant word

noun underplant 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 underplant an herb or other small vegetable growth, in contrast with a tree or a shrub. 1
noun underplant a seedling or a growing slip, especially one ready for transplanting. 1
noun underplant the equipment, including the fixtures, machinery, tools, etc., and often the buildings, necessary to carry on any industrial business: a manufacturing plant. 1
noun underplant the complete equipment or apparatus for a particular mechanical process or operation: the heating plant for a home. 1
noun underplant the buildings, equipment, etc., of an institution: the sprawling plant of the university. 1

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Origin of underplant

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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underplant 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.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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