plant
Latinplant, set in the ground; sole of the foot
About This Root
From Latin planta (a young shoot or seedling; also the sole of the foot) and the verb plantāre (to set in the ground). The two senses meet in a single image: pressing a new seedling into the earth with the sole of your foot. This gives plant (plant / factory / to set in), plantation, transplant, implant, and supplant (literally 'to trip up from below').
Associated Words · 8
plant
a living organism that grows; a factory; to put in soil
transplant
To move a plant or organ to a new location; a surgical organ transfer
plantation
A large farm growing crops; an area of planted trees
implant
To insert surgically into the body; a surgically inserted device
eggplant
A vegetable with glossy dark-purple skin; aubergine
supplant
To take the place of someone or something; to supersede
transplantation
A surgical organ transfer; the act of moving something to a new location
planting
The act of placing seeds or plants in the ground to grow