plant in WordNet English dictionary

1. set up or lay the groundwork for
   "establish a new department"
   establish  found  plant  constitute  institute 
   
2. fix or set securely or deeply
   "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
   implant  engraft  embed  imbed  plant 
   
3. put firmly in the mind
   "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
   plant  implant 
   
4. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
   "Let's plant flowers in the garden"
   plant  set 
   
5. place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
   "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"
   plant 
   
6. place into a river
   "plant fish"
   plant 
   

1. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
   plant  flora  plant life 
   
2. buildings for carrying on industrial labor
   "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"
   plant  works  industrial plant 
   
3. 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"
   plant 
   
4. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
   plant