plant

[US]/plɑːnt/
[UK]/plænt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kiwanda; warsha; kiishimio kinakuaardhi, kwa kawaida na shina, majani, na mizizi; zao; vifaa
vt. kuweka; kustawisha; kukua
vi. kuweka mbegu au kukua mimea
Word Forms
Pluralplants
Past Participleplanted
Present Participleplanting
Past Tenseplanted
Third Person Singularplants

Phrases & Collocations

plant a tree

panda mti

indoor plant

mimea ya ndani

wild plant

mmea pori

plant oneself

jipande mwenyewe

power plant

kiwanda cha uzalishaji wa nishati

in plant

katika mmea

treatment plant

kiwanda cha matibabu

plant growth

ukuaji wa mimea

production plant

kiwanda cha uzalishaji

chemical plant

kiwanda cha kemikali

nuclear power plant

kiwanda cha nguvu nyuklia

thermal power plant

kiwanda cha nguvu joto

processing plant

kiwanda cha usindikaji

machinery plant

kiwanda cha vifaa vya ufundi

preparation plant

kiwanda cha maandalizi

steel plant

kiwanda cha chuma

sewage treatment plant

kiwanda cha matibabu taka za maji taka

manufacturing plant

kiwanda cha utengenezaji

coking plant

kiwanda cha uchoraji

ammonia plant

kiwanda cha amonia

whole plant

mmea mzima

water plant

kiwanda cha maji

Example Sentences

in the rhubarb plant

katika mmea wa rhubarb

the plant's aphrodisiac qualities.

sifa za mmea kama mchangamwano.

the plant is a relative of ivy.

kiwanda ni jamaa wa ivy.

a plant native to Asia.

mimea ya asili ya Asia.

a plant originally African

mmea ambao awali ulikuwa wa Kiafrika

the entire plant of a university.

mazingira yote ya chuo kimoja.

plant a field in corn.

panda shamba kwa mahindi.

an epizoic plant parasite.

mbuvi wa mmea wa epizoic.

a semiaquatic plant or animal.

mmea au mnyama wa semi-majani.

a terrestrial plant or animal.

mmea au mnyama wa ardhi.

the plant will develop into a dense bush.

mmea utaendelea kuwa na bushi lenye matawi mengi.

no two plants are alike.

hakuna wawili michemiche kama kila mwingine.

our refrigeration plant is snafu.

kiwanda chetu cha baridi ni cha matatizo.

plant guards at the entrance

weka walinzi mlini

Those plants are flourishing.

Mimea hizo inakua vizuri.

plants intolerant of shade

mimea ambayo hupenda jua na haivumii kivuli.

luxuriant plants of the tropics

mimea ya kigeni ya tropiki

Real-world Examples

Can you water my plants next week?

Je, unaweza kumwagilia mimea yangu wiki ijayo?

Source: How to have a conversation in English

Over time, several different plants and flowers were planted at the White House.

Kwa muda, mimea na maua mbalimbali yaliopandwa Nyumbani kwa Waziri Mkuu.

Source: This month VOA Special English

As these crops continue to come out, we're planting fall greens, we're planting lettuces.

Hivyo majani ya kuanguka yanatoka, tunapanda mboga za majani, tunapanda saladi.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

In the gentle waves of Cambridge I would be a water plant!

Katika mawimbi ya Cambridge, ningakuwa mmea wa maji!

Source: CET-4 Morning Reading English

Various hypotheses account for all those plants.

Nafasi mbalimbali za nadharia zinaeleza mimea yote ile.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection October 2014

Can I still play plants vs. Zombies?

Je, bado naweza kucheza mimea dhidi ya Zombies?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

The lotus, a near relative of the water lily, is such a plant.

Lotaji, jamaa wa karibu wa lily wa maji, ni mmea kama huo.

Source: Oxford Shanghai Edition High School English Grade 10 Second Semester

Why did they decide to open a furniture plant in Bucharest?

Kwa nini waliamua kufungua kiwanda cha samlahani huko Bucharest?

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

This could mean incentives for new recycling plants.

Hii inaweza kumaanisha motisha kwa viwanda vipya vya kuchakata.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

There are currently 27 nuclear power plants under construction in China.

Kuna viwanda 27 vya nguvu za nyuklia vinajengwa nchini China.

Source: CRI Online May 2015 Collection

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