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plant meaning in Sinhala

පැළය pæḷaya

/plɑːnt/

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plant in Sinhala: පැළය (pæḷaya). In English, plant means an organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

Sinhala words for plant

organism capable of photosynthesis
පැළය pæḷaya

English meaning of plant

  1. noun An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
  2. noun An organism of the kingdom Plantae, and now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.
  3. noun Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.
  4. noun A young tree, vine, shrub, or herb; a sapling.

Full definition of plant

plant in a sentence

  • The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border.
  • The company has production plants in three countries.
  • My dad worked at the plant for 27 years.

Synonyms of plant

plant in other languages

Questions about plant in Sinhala

What is the meaning of plant in Sinhala?
Plant in Sinhala is පැළය (pæḷaya).
plant යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Plant: පැළය (pæḷaya).
What does plant mean in English?
Plant means an organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

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