plant flora plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant |
plant virus | a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA |
leaf bug plant bug | small brightolored insect that feeds on plant juices |
four-lined plant bug four-lined leaf bug Poecilocapsus lineatus | yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back, widespread in central and eastern North America |
tarnished plant bug Lygus lineolaris | widespread plant and fruit pest |
plant louse louse | any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants |
woolly aphid woolly plant louse | secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads |
jumping plant louse psylla psyllid | small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping, feeds on plant juices |
plant hopper planthopper | related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants |
assembly plant | a factory where manufactured parts are assembled into a finished product |
bottling plant | a plant where beverages are put into bottles with caps |
chemical plant | an industrial plant where chemicals are produced |
electrical system electrical plant | utility that provides electricity |
factory mill manufacturing plant manufactory | a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing |
heating system heating plant heating heat | utility to warm a building, the heating system wasn't working, they have radiant heating |
packinghouse packing plant | a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products |
periwinkle plant derivative | an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
plant works industrial plant | buildings for carrying on industrial labor, they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles |
power station power plant powerhouse | an electrical generating station |
recycling plant | a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials |
sewage disposal plant disposal plant | a plant for disposing of sewage |
steel mill steelworks steel plant steel factory | a factory where steel is made |
plant | something planted secretly for discovery by another, the police used a plant to trick the thieves, he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant |
oyster plant vegetable oyster | long white salsify |
plant department building department | the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant |
botanist phytologist plant scientist | a biologist specializing in the study of plants |
plant | an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience |
seller marketer vender vendor trafficker | someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money |
Plantae kingdom Plantae plant kingdom | (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants |
plant cell | a cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant |
non-flowering plant | a plant that does not bear flowers |
plant order | the order of plants |
pot plant | a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors) |
bryophyte nonvascular plant | any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta |
pteridophyte nonflowering plant | plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores |
spermatophyte phanerogam seed plant | plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores |
angiosperm flowering plant | plants having seeds in a closed ovary |
monocarp monocarpic plant monocarpous plant | a plant that bears fruit once and dies |
plant family | a family of plants |
plant genus | a genus of plants |
legume leguminous plant | an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae |
sensitive plant Mimosa sensitiva | semilimbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch |
sensitive plant touch-me-not shame plant live-and-die humble plant action plant Mimosa pudica | prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia, heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled |
winter sweet poison arrow plant Acocanthera oblongifolia Acocanthera spectabilis | medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits |
flamingo flower flamingo plant Anthurium andraeanum Anthurium scherzerianum | commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix |
taro taro plant dalo dasheen Colocasia esculenta | herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves |
dumb cane mother-in-law plant mother-in-law's tongue Dieffenbachia sequine | an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves, contains a poison that swells the tongue and throat hence the name |
caryophyllaceous plant | a plant of the family Caryophyllaceae |
lithops living stone stoneface stone-face stone plant stone life face flowering stone | any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones |