It was n't a bad plant, that of mine, on Fikey.
Dickens.
6. (Zoˆl.) (a) An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one
of natural growth. (b) A young oyster suitable for transplanting.
[Local, U.S.]
Plant bug (Zoˆl.), any one of numerous hemipterous insects which injure
the foliage of plants, as Lygus lineolaris, which damages wheat and
trees. -- Plant cutter (Zoˆl.), a South American passerine bird of the
genus Phytotoma, family PhytotomidÊ. It has a serrated bill with which
it cuts off the young shoots and buds of plants, often doing much
injury. -- Plant louse (Zoˆl.), any small hemipterous insect which
infests plants, especially those of the families AphidÊ and PsyllidÊ;
an aphid.
Plant (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planted; p. pr. & vb. n. Planting.] [AS.
plantian, L. plantare. See Plant, n.] 1. To put in the ground and
cover, as seed for growth; as, to plant maize.
2. To set in the ground for growth, as a young tree, or a vegetable
with roots.
Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees.
Deut. xvi. 21.
3. To furnish, or fit out, with plants; as, to plant a garden, an
orchard, or a forest.