Emily Dickinson Lexicon

plant (-s), n. [OE < L. planta, sprout, slip, cutting, graft.] (webplay: earth, foot, germ, grasses, grow, seeds, shrubs, touched, vegetables).

1. Living thing; organic body; flora; herbage; vegetation.
2. Tree; sprout; bud; [fig.] life; growth; development; process of blooming.
3. Flower; bloom; blossom; [fig.] sunset; brilliantly hued western sky created by the setting sun.