plant vs tree

plant and tree both are nouns.

plant and tree both are verbs.

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)
buildings for carrying on industrial labor	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion	a figure that branches from a single root
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience
something planted secretly for discovery by another

plant (verb)	tree (verb)
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape
fix or set securely or deeply	plant with trees
set up or lay the groundwork for	chase an animal up a tree
place into a river	stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
put firmly in the mind

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