plant vs put

plant and put both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plant	Yes	No	Yes	No
put	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put is a hypernym of plant; that is, put is a word with a broader meaning than plant:

Other hypernyms of plant include lay, place, pose, position, set.

As verbs, put is a hypernym of plant; that is, put is a word with a broader meaning than plant:

plant: place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
put: put into a certain place or abstract location

Other hypernyms of plant include lay, place, pose, position, set.

plant (noun)	put (noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion	the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
something planted secretly for discovery by another
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

plant (verb)	put (verb)
put firmly in the mind	arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground	estimate
fix or set securely or deeply	formulate in a particular style or language
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive	attribute or give
set up or lay the groundwork for	put into a certain place or abstract location
place into a river	cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
	adapt
	cause (someone) to undergo something
	make an investment