plantlet

plantlet
plant ► NOUN 1) a living organism (such as a tree, grass, or fern) that absorbs water and inorganic substances through its roots and makes nutrients in its leaves by photosynthesis. 2) a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place. 3) machinery used in an industrial or manufacturing process. 4) a person placed in a group as a spy or informer. 5) a thing put among someone's belongings to incriminate or discredit them.
► VERB 1) place (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow. 2) (plant out) transfer (a seedling or young plant) from a protected container to the open ground. 3) place or fix in a specified position. 4) secretly place (a bomb). 5) put or hide (something) among someone's belongings as a plant. 6) send (someone) to join a group to act as a spy or informer. 7) establish (an idea) in someone's mind.
DERIVATIVES plantlet noun.
ORIGIN from Latin planta 'sprout, cutting' and plantare 'plant, fix in place' .

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