🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Pflanze

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Pflanze

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plant/plænt/
nounCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Pflanze wächst schnell im Frühling."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A living organism of the kind typified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site by absorbing water and inorganic substances through its roots.

    "She carefully watered the potted plant on the windowsill."
As verb
  1. 1

    To place (a seed, bulb, or plant) in the ground so that it can grow.

    "We plan to plant tomatoes in the backyard garden this spring."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'plant' originates from the Latin 'planta', meaning 'sprout' or 'young tree', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has broadened over time to encompass various types of living organisms that typically grow in soil.

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