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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPiante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpjante
"Il giardino è pieno di belle piante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Living organisms that typically grow in soil and produce their own food through photosynthesis.
"The garden is filled with beautiful plants that attract butterflies." - 2
A place where industrial or manufacturing processes occur.
"The company has several plants across the country for production."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'plants' originates from the Latin 'planta', meaning 'sprout' or 'shoot', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a general term for any living organism to specifically refer to the kingdom Plantae, encompassing all photosynthetic organisms.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Plants"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Plants" is said worldwide
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Plantes
Transliteration: plɑ̃t
"Le jardin est rempli de belles plantes."
Pflanzen
Transliteration: ˈpflant͡sən
"Der Garten ist voller schöner Pflanzen."
Piante
Transliteration: ˈpjante
"Il giardino è pieno di belle piante."
Plantas
Transliteration: ˈplantas
"El jardín está lleno de hermosas plantas."
Plantas
Transliteration: ˈplɐ̃tɐs
"O jardim está cheio de belas plantas."
पौधे
Transliteration: paudhe
"बगीचे में सुंदर पौधे हैं।"
植物
Transliteration: zhíwù
"花园里有很多美丽的植物。"
식물
Transliteration: sigmul
"정원에는 아름다운 식물이 많습니다."
植物
Transliteration: shokubutsu
"庭には美しい植物がたくさんあります。"
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