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plant

[plant, plahnt] / plænt, plɑnt /


NOUN
factory and its buildings, equipment
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Just one plant is on the list - the green-winged orchid - alongside a large number of invertebrates including the pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly and the black darter dragonfly.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

"The peroxisome gets even larger during the seed to seedling stage, when the plant is relying on fatty acids for energy, before shrinking back down to its normal size once the plant can photosynthesize."

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

“You can plant the seed in one conversation and then bring it up later,” Abrahams says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

A spokesperson for the plant told the BBC they were "confident we can continue to produce CO2 for the country's needs for the foreseeable future".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

But unit 1, the oldest reactor in the plant, had an outdated cooling system known as an isolation condenser.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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