Spanish word

planta

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈplanta/

Meaning

  • feminine nounplant

Example

Regué la planta esta mañana.

I watered the plant this morning.

Illustration for planta (plant)

More examples

Compré una planta de interior para la oficina.

I bought an indoor plant for the office.

Core concept

Green living organism that makes its food by photosynthesis.

Common phrases

  • regar la planta

    water the plant

  • cuidar la planta

    care for the plant

  • planta de interior

    indoor plant

Similar words

árbol: Has a woody trunk and branches and grows to a considerable height.
flor: Forms the plant's reproductive, often colorful bloom or blossom.
hierba: Has soft, nonwoody stems, stays low, and often forms groundcover.
vegetal: Includes plants considered as food, especially vegetables and edible crops.

Definition in Spanish

Organismo vegetal que fija raíces en el suelo, desarrolla tallos y hojas y realiza la fotosíntesis para producir su alimento.

Word origin

Derived from Latin planta, with an early sense of the part touching the ground or a young shoot and related to plantare 'to plant', which yielded the botanical sense in Spanish.

Usage tips

  • Planta also appears in non-botanical compounds such as planta baja ('ground floor') or planta industrial ('factory'), so the surrounding words determine the meaning.

Other meanings

  • floornoun
  • factorynoun
  • solenoun

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