The English pronunciation of plant is [plɑ? nt]； The American pronunciation is [pl? Nt]. When used as a noun, it indicates a plant; Factories; Equipment; Facilities. When used as a verb, it means planting; Settings; Establish; Insert; Plants.
The English pronunciation of tree is [tri? ]; The American pronunciation is [tri? ]。 Only used as a noun to represent a tree; Trees. Trees is its plural form, and planting trees here does not mean a tree, so trees are used.
Related examples:
April is the time to plant trees.
April is the time to plant trees.
We were planting trees when it suddenly rained.
We were planting trees when it suddenly rained.
Extended data:
Word parsing:
I. Trees
1, deformation:
Adjective:? No trees?
Past tense: treed?
Past participle:? treed？
Now participle:? Climb a tree?
2. Usage:
(noun)
The basic meaning of tree is "tree", which is the general name of woody plants, especially woody plants with tall trunks and obvious differences between trunks and branches, that is, trees. Figuratively speaking, it can refer to "tree diagram" and "pedigree diagram"
Second, plants
Usage:
(5)
1)plant means "plant, plant and sow" when it is used as a verb, which means burying seeds in the ground to make them take root and sprout, or digging out seedlings from one place by roots and burying them in another place. Extension can refer to "putting something somewhere" or "building".
2) When 2)plant is only a transitive verb, a noun or pronoun is added as the object. Can be used for passive structures.
(noun)
1) The basic meaning of plant is "plant", which generally refers to plants smaller than trees and is a countable noun.
2) when 2)plant is interpreted as "factory, workshop", it refers to a factory that produces a certain fixed product, and now it refers to a heavy industry factory (such as a factory in the manufacture of electrical appliances or machinery), which is a countable noun.
3) when 3)plant is used as an uncountable noun, it can mean "instrument, equipment, machine, institution or building, etc."
4)plant can sometimes be used as a generic term for "factory workers".
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-plants
Baidu encyclopedia-tree