plant vs tree

plant and tree both are nouns.

plant and tree both are verbs.

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

As verbs, tree is a hyponym of plant; that is, tree is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plant:

plant: put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
tree: plant with trees

Other hyponyms of plant include root, puddle, checkrow, bed, dibble, afforest, forest, replant.

plant (noun)	tree (noun)
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
buildings for carrying on industrial labor	a figure that branches from a single root
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)	tree (verb)
put firmly in the mind	stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground	chase an animal up a tree
fix or set securely or deeply	plant with trees
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
set up or lay the groundwork for
place into a river

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