🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

植物

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shokubutsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Plant/plænt/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は部屋に多くの観葉植物を置いています。"

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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 shifted from a focus on young growth to encompass all types of flora.

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