Meaning of "plant"

plant •

n.
• • 1. a tree, bush, vine, vegetable, etc. : halaman, tanim
  • 2. the building, machinery, tool, etc. used in manufacturing some articles: planta
  • 3. a factory: pabrika, pagawaan
  • 4. a young growth ready to be set out in another place, seedling: halamang pananim, punla

v.
• • 1. to put in the ground to grow: magtanim, itanim, taniman, tamnan
  • 2. to set firmly, to erect: magtirik, itirik, magtayo, itayo, magtindig, itindig
  • 3. to implant principles, doctrines, etc.: maghasik, ihasik, hasikan, magtanim, itanim, taniman, tamnan, magturo, ituro, turuan

» synonyms and related words:

herb

n.
• • a plant with leaves that are used for medicine , seasoning, or food: damo, damong gamot

vegetable

n.
• • 1. a plant grown for food: gulay, gulayin
  • 2. a plant of any kind: halaman, tanim

adj.
• • having to do with plants: may kinalaman sa halamanan, sa (ukol sa) halaman

orchid

n.
• • a plant with beautiful flowers: dapo, orkidyas

fern

n.
• • a kind of plant that does not have flowers: pako

tanim

n.
• • plants magtanim, itanim (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to plant. Nagtanim kami ng kamote sa bakuran. We planted sweet potatoes in the backyard. Itanim mo ang mustasa. Plant the mustard.

halaman

n.
• • plant, garden, vegetation