plant
/plɑːnt/noun
उच्चारण प्लान्ट
पौधा; संयंत्र, कारख़ाना
Basic word
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[C]
a living thing that grows in the earth and usually has a stem, leaves and roots, especially one that is smaller than a tree; a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place
पौधा; संयंत्र, कारख़ाना
- a tulsi plant
- a power plant
- Water the plant every other day.
+ 2 more examples
- A tomato plant grew on our balcony.
- The factory is a large chemical plant on the edge of the city.
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[T]
to put plants, seeds into the ground to grow; to put something firmly in a place; to hide something in somebody's property to make them seem guilty
लगाना, रोपना; जमाना; (झूठा सबूत) रखना
- plant trees
- The drugs were planted in his bag.
- Villagers planted five hundred saplings after the monsoon.
+ 2 more examples
- We planted rice in the wet fields in July.
- She planted a kiss on her grandmother's cheek.
→Phrasal verbs 1
plant sth out
to put plants in the ground so that they have enough room to grow
(पौधों को) खुले में दूर-दूर रोपना
- Radhika planted out the tomato seedlings in early March.
- Plant out the young cabbages when they are strong enough.
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“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and collocations, asked often: plant an idea (make somebody start thinking about something), plant a kiss (kiss somebody firmly), power plant (a factory that produces electricity), plantation (a large farm for growing tea, coffee, rubber or sugar).
Idioms और collocations अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: plant an idea (किसी के मन में विचार डालना), plant a kiss (मज़बूती से चूमना), power plant (बिजली बनाने वाला कारख़ाना, विद्युत संयंत्र), plantation (चाय, कॉफ़ी, रबर या चीनी उगाने का बड़ा फ़ार्म, बागान)।
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General knowledge
Science GK: Jagadish Chandra Bose showed that plants respond to stimuli and invented the crescograph to measure plant growth; plants make food by photosynthesis using chlorophyll, sunlight, water and carbon dioxide; the study of plants is botany; Van Mahotsav (tree-planting week) is in the first week of July.
विज्ञान GK में जगदीश चंद्र बोस ने दिखाया कि पौधे उद्दीपनों पर प्रतिक्रिया करते हैं और पौधों की वृद्धि मापने के लिए crescograph बनाया; पौधे chlorophyll, सूर्य के प्रकाश, पानी और कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड से प्रकाश-संश्लेषण द्वारा भोजन बनाते हैं; पौधों का अध्ययन botany (वनस्पति-विज्ञान) है; वन महोत्सव (वृक्षारोपण सप्ताह) जुलाई के पहले सप्ताह में होता है।