plants

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of plant.
  plant

  noun

  any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.
• present tense form

  present tense

  Used to describe things happening now or regularly.

  of plant (3rd person singular).
  plant

  noun

  any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or the use of photosynthesis.

Example Sentences

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plants

The Woodland Trust said unsustainable harvesting of plants - and particularly fungi - could put wildlife under pressure.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

CVR’s existing plants in Kansas and Oklahoma are banking lofty sales as the Russia-Ukraine war and conflicts in the Middle East have taken out a big chunk of the world’s fuel-making capacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Laos already hosts 90 hydropower plants and there are dozens more in neighbouring nations, leaving few optimal sites remaining.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

They also exploited wild plants and kept livestock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

A boy eager for the approval of his father, who keeps a sketch pad in his rucksack and draws plants and landscapes by starlight.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Related Words

• flora
• greenery