planter 
2. One who owns a plantation, especially in a 
tropical or semi-tropical country: as, a coffee- 
liliinli-r; the planters of the West Indies. 
The planters ... as well as the negroes were slaves ; 
though they paid no wages, they got very poor work. 
Emerson, West Indian Emancipation. 
3. A piece of timber, or the naked trunk of a 
tree, one end of which is firmly planted in the 
bed of a river while the other rises near the 
surface of the water : a dangerous obstruction 
sometimes encountered by vessels navigating 
the rivers of the western United States. Bart- 
li it. 4. A tool or machine for planting seeds : 
as, a corn-planter, a cotton-seed planter, etc. 
Planters are usually simple hand-tools for opening the 
L'li'iiml and dropping the seeds In the hill. A planter 
thut distributes seeds in rows is called a drill, and one 
that sows broadcast a needtr, 
planterdom (plan'ter-dum), . [< planter + 
-dom.] Planters collectively. 
plantership (plan'ter-ship), n. [< planter + 
-ship.] The business of a planter, or the man- 
agement of a plantation. 
plant-feeder (plant'fe'der), . Any insect 
which feeds upon plants, as a plant-bug, or 
plant-feeding beetle. See outs under Pliyto- 
iihaga and plant-bug. 
ant-feeding (plani/fe'ding), . Feeding upon 
"plants; plant-eating; phytophagous, 
plant-food (plant 'f8d), n. Anything which af- 
fords nourishment to vegetation or plants; a 
fertilizer. 
Whilst in the shape of bone-dust It [insoluble phosphate) 
is sufficiently available as plant-food to be of considerable 
value. Urt, Diet., IV. 68. 
planticle (plan'ti-kl), a. [< NL. as if "plan- 
ticnla, dim. of L. planta, a plant: see plant 1 .] 
A young plant, or a plant in embryo. Dancin. 
Plantigrada (plan-tig'ra-da), n. pi. [NL., neut. 
pi. of plantiffradiM, plantigrade: see planti- 
grade,'] A subdivision of Carnirora, or Ferte 
/ixxijiedia, em- 
bracing those 
carnivorous an- 
imals, as the 
bear and rac- 
oon, which walk 
with the heel up- 
on the ground. 
In Illiger's classin- ""-"jgam r 
cation (1811), the ^** s '"^ 
Plantigrada were a 
family of his Falm- f emur O r thigh ; *. tibia or leg : t, tar- 
lata, or mammals sits and metatarsus, or foot; rf, calx or heel; 
with claws, and con- '. plants or sole ; /. digits or toes. 
tained carnivorous 
quadrupeds of several different modern families, as the 
kinkiijoti, coatl, racoon, badger, wolverine, and bear, yet 
nnt all of the members of the families to which the ani- 
mals named properly belong. [Not now in use, excepting 
as a convenient collective or descriptive term. J 
plantigrade (plan'ti-grSd). a. and . [< NL. 
plantiuradus, < ~L.planta, the sole, + t/radi. go, 
walk.]' I. a. Walking on the whole sole of the 
foot; 1 
the 
; having the characters of, or pertaining to, 
Plantigrade: opposed to digitigrade, Man 
is perfectly plantigrade, and the same condition is seen in 
those quadrupeds, as bears, whose heels touch the ground. 
II. it. A plantigrade mammal ; a member of 
the Plantigrada. 
planting (plan'ting), n. [< ME. plantynae; 
verbal n. of plant 1 , r.] 1. The art of forming 
plantations of trees; also, the act or art of in- 
serting plants in the soil. 2. A planted place ; 
a grove ; a plantation. 
That they might be called trees of righteousness, the 
planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. 
Isa. Ixl. :. 
3. In arcli., the laying of the first courses of 
stone in a foundation, 
planting-ground (plan 'ting -ground), n. A 
place where oysters are sown or planted, 
plantivorous (plan-tiv'o-rus), a. [< L. planta, 
a plant, + rorare, devour.] Plant-eating, as 
most caterpillars. Westirood. 
plantless (plant'les), a. [< plant 1 + -less.'} 
Without plants; destitute of vegetation. 
Kilinlinri/li I!' r. 
plantlet' (p'.ant'let), . [< plant 1 + -let.] A 
small, undeveloped, or rudimentary plant. Also 
plaiituli: 
plant-louse (plaut'lous), . A small homop- 
terous insect which infests plants ; specifically. 
an aphid; any member of the Apliididee. The 
members of the related family Pajllidse are distinguished 
as jumpinfi vlant-Kce. The Coccida are more properly 
named baric-lice. These three families, with the Aleliro- 
iliil/r, are sometimes grouped as PhytupMhiria. See cuts 
under Apliin, 1'litiUuxera, tiiu-pttt. Pe mphitriiue, and Pem- 
lihi'jn*. 
plant-marker (plant 'mBr'kto), . A label, 
plate, or tablet bearing the common and bo- 
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tanical name of a tree or garden-plant, intend- 
ed to be set in the ground near its roots for its 
identification. Such markers are often made 
of terra-cotta, Parian ware, et<v 
plant-movement (plant'mSv'ment), . See 
movement of plants (under movement), epinaxty, 
and hypotiasty. 
plantocracy (plan-tok'ra-si), H. [< L. planta, 
plant, -t- Gr. -uparia, < upari'iv, govern.] 1. 
Government by planters. 2. Planters collec- 
tively. Eclectie Rev. [Rare.] 
plant-of-gluttony (plant'ov-glut'n-i), . The 
dwarf cornel, Cornus Canadensis its berries 
being regarded in the Scotch Highlands as 
stimulating to appetite. 
plantosseous (plan-tos'e-us), a. Of or pertain- 
ing to the plantossei. 
plantosseus (plau-tos'e-us), H.; v\. plantossei 
(-1). [NL., < L. planta', the sole of the foot, + 
os (oss-), bone: see osseous.] A plantar inter- 
osseous muscle; an interosseus of the sole of 
the foot : correlated with dorsosxeus &ndpalmo,i- 
scus. Cones and Stiute, 1887. 
plantsman (plants 'man), .; pi. plantsmen 
(-men). A florist; a nurseryman. [Colloq.] 
plantula (plan 'tu -la), H. ; pi. plantulx (-le). 
[NL., < L. planta, the sole of the foot: see 
plan ft.] In cntmn., a membranous appendage 
between the claws of certain insects, corre- 
sponding to the onyehium or spurious claw of 
other species. It commonly forms a cushlon-llkeorgan, 
by means of which the insect Is enabled to walk over 
smooth surfaces. When this cushion forms a sucking- 
disk it is called the pulnltu*. 
plantular (plan'tu-lar), a. [<. plantula + -<ir' J ,] 
In entoin., of or pertaining to the plantula. 
plantule (plan'tul), H. [< F. plantule, < NL. 
'plantnla, dim. otlj. planta, a plant: see plant 1 .] 
In hot., same as plantlet ; also, the embryo of a 
plant. 
planula (plan'u-lii), M.; pl.jjiVmttZjB(-le'). [NL., 
dim, of L. j?2anus, flat: seenlane 1 .] The ordi- 
nary locomotory embryo of the coMenterates, 
which is of flattened form, mouthless. oiliate, 
and free-swimming. The term originally applied only 
to such embryos of certain hydrozoans, but has become 
more comprehensive. See cut under blaitoeaele. 
planulan (plan'u-lan), H. [< plaintla + -tin.] 
A planula. Kiicyc. Brit. 
planular (plan'u-lar), a. [< plnnulu + -ar 3 .] 
Of or pertaining to a planula: as, planular 
cilia; tlie planular stage of an embryo. 
planuliform (plan'u-li-fomi), a. [< NL. pla- 
niila + L forma, form.] Resembling a planula 
in form, or having the morphological valence 
of a planula. Hurley, Anat. Invert., p. 395. 
planuloid (plan'u-loid), a. [< NL. planula + 
Gr. Elrfof, form.] Resembling a planula; planu- 
liform. 
planuria, planury (pla-mVri-ii, plan'u-ri), //. 
[NL., < Gr. ir'/.dn>r, straying, + oiipov. urine.] 
The discharge of urine 'through an abnormal 
passage; uroplania. 
planrtyt (plank'sti), . [Appar. an adaptation 
of L. planrtns, a lament : see plaint.'] A la- 
ment; an Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, 
often, but. not necessarily, of a mournful char- 
acter. 
Dr. Petrie gives a Planxty of liis In E-major. "Lady 
Wrixon," from a collection published In Dublin In 1720. 
W. K. SvlKran, Introd. to O'Curry's Anc. Irish, p. dcix. 
plap (plap), r. '.; pvet. and pp. plapped, ppr. 
flapping. [Imitative; cf. plash, flap, slap, etc.] 
To plash ; fall with a plashing sound. 
Hark, there is Barnes Newcome's eloquence still plap- 
piiuj on like water from a cistern. 
Thackeray, N ewcomes, Ixvl. 
plaquage (plak'aj), w. [< F. plaque, a plate, + 
-age.] A method of producing calico-prints: 
same as padding, 3. 
plaque (plak), .. [< F. plaque, a plate (of met- 
al), slab, badge, patch, ticket, etc. : see plack.] 
1. An ornamental plate; a brooch; the plate 
of a clasp. 
In front of his turban there was a plaaue of diamonds 
and emerald*. W. H. KvaeU, Diary In India, II. 2S9. 
2. A square, oblong, or circular tablet of bronze 
or silver, the largest dimension of which ex- 
tends to three or four inches, ornamented in re- 
lief with some religious, mythological, allegor- 
ical, or decorative subject. The Pax, from which 
the plaque originated. Is set In an ornamental framework ; 
the Renaissance plaque was Intended to be hung up or 
inserted in a box or a piece of furniture, or, if circular, 
to be worn as a hat-medallion. Also called plaqurttr. 
3. Any tablet or distinctly flat plate of metal 
or porcelain, whether plain or ornamented: par- 
ticularly, an ornamental circular plate intended 
for a wall-decoration. See cut in next column. 
plash 
Plaque in Relief of Enameled Tottery, by Bernard Paliujr; 
roth century. 
4. The especial decoration of a high rank in 
many honorary orders. See star, innigniti, order, 
6 (6). 6. In anat. and :ool., a smallflat object 
of round figure, as a blood-disk; a little plate. 
A]o plaquette. 6. A patch. 
WartK, eplthellomn. herpes, and muroua itaquet. 
Lancet, No. X4tl, p. 385. 
Plaque of blood, same u blood plau. Plaques Jaunn, 
patches of yellow softening In cerebral cortex. Plaques 
of Peyer. >Same as /Vi/criVm gland* (which see, under 
aland). 
plaquet (plak'et), . [OF.: see placket.] In 
medieval armor, same as plaecate. 
plaquette (pla-kef), n. [F., dim. of plaque, a 
plate: see plaque. Cf. placket.] 1. A small 
plaque or flat decorative object, as a tile of por- 
celain or a plate of metal, made for application 
to a piece of furniture as part of its ornamen- 
tation: as, a bureau decorated with bronze. 
On the other hand, the finer of the two medallion! . . . 
bears, In its pseudo-classicallty, a considerable resem- 
blance to the work of another North Italian worker in 
bronze, ... as will appear from an examination of several 
plamittta from his hand. 
Thf Academy, Dec. 8, 1SS8, p. JI77. 
2. Same as plaque, 5. 
O. Hnyem Insists that the elements of the blood, to which 
he gave the name of hematoblasts, are identical with the 
l>ifu/tteHfit, or corpusculett, described by Blzzozero. 
Smitlaonian Report, 1883, p. 736. 
plash 1 (plash), r. [< ME. "plaslien (not found 
except as in the noun), < tfD,plassehen,plat8en 
= MLG. plasken = late MHO. platseii. bletxehen. 
G. platsclien = D&D.]>laxk(' = S'w.plaskn, dabble ; 
with orig. formative -xk, from the root seen in 
AS. plttan, plxttian, strike with the hand. = 
8w. platta, tap, pat: see plat 1 , pat 1 . The word 
came to be regarded as imitative, and appears 
later as ttplasli.] I. intrann. 1. To dabble in 
water; also, to fall with a dabbling sound: 
splash. 
Hears, upon turret-roof and wall, 
By fits the vlathing rain-drop fall. 
Scott, Rokeby, 1. 1. 
The bucket vltuMna In the cool, sweet well. 
nhiiiifr, Monadnock. 
2. To splash water or mud. 
His horse Is booted 
Vp to the flankc In mire : himaelfe all spotted 
And stain'd with plashing. 
Hemmod, Woman Killed with Kindness (Works, ed. Pew- 
I son, 1874, II. KKO. 
II. /ffij. 1. To make a splashing noise in. 
2. To sprinkle with coloring matter so as to pro- 
duce an imitation of granite : as, to plaah a wall. 
plash 1 (plash ),H. [Early mod. 'E.pt(igshe,plegh; 
< ME. plasche, plaische, < MD. planch, D. plaseh. 
plas, a pool, puddle; cf. G. platuch, platsch = 
Dan. plask, splash, splashing sound; from the 
verb. Cf. flasW, in like sense.] 1. A small col- 
lection of standing water; a puddle; a pool. 
Be-twyx a pUufhe and a node, appone a tlate lawnde, 
Ourcfolkefongenethelrefelde.andfaughtetliemeamynea. 
MorU Arthure(K. E. T. S.\ I 2799. 
Platche 01 tiasche, where reyne watyr stondythe (or pyt). 
Prompt. Parr., p. 4O3. 
Ont of the wound the red Mood flowed fresh, 
That underneath his feet soone made a purple plah. 
Spenttr, F. Q., II. vill. 36. 
The Illimitable reed, 
And many a glancing jilath and sallowy isle. 
Tennymn, Last Tournament. 
2. A sudden downpour of water; a sudden 
dash or splash: as, a platli of rain. 3. A flash; 
a >|iot (of light). 
The tall grove of hemlocks, with mots on their items, 
like i>la*hr> of sunlight. 
Loiffll, Fable for Critics (2d ed.\ Int. 
4. A splash or splashing sound. 
