plant
flora
plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| plant closing | act of shutting down operation of a plant |
mountain climbing
mountaineering | the activity of climbing a mountain |
| rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) |
| plant virus | a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA |
| climbing salamander | any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes |
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 |
climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
A. testudineus | a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air, has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land |
| 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 |
| climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on |
crampon
crampoon
climbing iron
climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing |
| 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 |
climb
climbing
mounting | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
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 |
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 |