To Plant Something
To Grow Something
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means plant, so the verb version is to plant something or to grow something.
You haven't learned this reading for 植 yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You decided to plant an uni (う) tree in your backyard. That's right, you can plant sea urchins and they'll grow like fruit off a really spiky tree. Just picture it. And then you'll get to eat all the uni you want!
トーフグオフィスの屋上にはサボテンが植えてあります。
There are some cacti planted on the rooftop of the Tofugu office.
チューリップ、ちょっと植えすぎなぐらい植えたんじゃない?
I think you've planted more than enough tulips.
この種をどこに植えるつもりだい。
Where do you plan on planting that seed?