plant vs vegetation

plant and vegetation both are nouns.

plant (noun)	vegetation (noun)
buildings for carrying on industrial labor	all the plant life in a particular region or period
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion	the process of growth in plants
an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience	an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart)
something planted secretly for discovery by another	inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life

plant (verb)	vegetation (verb)
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
fix or set securely or deeply
set up or lay the groundwork for
place into a river
place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
put firmly in the mind