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plant

noun as in organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom

noun as in factory and its buildings, equipment

verb as in put in the ground for growing

verb as in establish, set

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Together, they spent three weeks traveling to Taiwan and across northern and southern Vietnam, where they met with government officials, toured electric car plants and solar panel facilities and rode high-speed railways.

“We inherited a region without rules regarding the installation of renewable energy plants,” declared Todde, “with many authorizations effectively out of control.”

From Salon

Crying, Antonio’s friends planted flowers on his grave before bursting colourful balloons over it, a reminder that he was just a child.

From BBC

For scientists these cavernous pits are a journey back in time, to a place where they can study animals and plants they had thought extinct.

From BBC

The latter elements suggest the hearth was intentionally sealed with a mixture of guano and sand, which can protect plant materials within the hearth from catching fire—conditions needed to create tar.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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