plant
part of speech
noun (plant, plants); verb (plant, plants, planted, planting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A plant is a living thing that grows in soil, like a flower, grass or a tree. Most plants are green and make their own food from sunlight. tree →
2) To plant is to put seeds or plants in the ground so they grow. tree →
3) A plant is also a factory or big machine: a power plant. tree →
4) To plant can mean to put something firmly in place: she planted her feet. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah planting is the farmer's work, and also God "planting" Israel in His land. Planting an Asherah, a sacred tree for idols, beside the altar is forbidden. Interpretation: Tradition reads "plantest them in the mountain" as the hope of the Temple being built, and bans any tree set near the altar to keep worship pure. In the primary lessons: In maths: plants counted in rows; seeds planted; plants growing in height («grows … each week»). In science: parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves, flowers), what plants need (light, water, air, warmth), photosynthesis. In everyday life: gardening, houseplants. In stories: «planted a clue».
examples
- Thou shalt not plant thee an Asherah of any kind of tree beside the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. (Torah DEU.16.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them. (Torah DEU.28.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, the place, O LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O Lord, which Thy hands have established. (Torah EXO.15.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants, (Writings SNG.4.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. (Writings JOB.14.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- She plants 5 rows of 6 flowers. tree →
- The plant grows 2 cm each week. tree →
- He has 12 plants. tree →
- How many plants are in the garden? tree →
- Plants need water and sunlight to grow. tree →
- The roots hold the plant in the soil. tree →
- We planted bean seeds in paper cups. tree →
- The power plant makes electricity for the town. tree →
- Some plants, like poison ivy, can hurt your skin. tree →
- The dwarf stood gazing at the plant. tree →
note
Rows × per row gives the total. «Grows … each week» is a rate. Trap: as a verb «plant» is the action, the thing counted is seeds or trees. Plants make their food using sunlight (photosynthesis) and give off oxygen. Safety: never eat a plant or berry unless an adult says it is safe.
In the corpora
- And the LORD God planted a garden eastward, in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed.
- And Noah the husbandman began, and planted a vineyard.
- And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
- And at one instant I may speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it;
- Build ye houses, and dwell in them, and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «plant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.