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!
ママは庭にリンゴの木を植えました。
Mom planted apple trees in the garden.
町の住人たちは色々な花を植えるのが好きです。
The residents of the town like planting various kinds of flowers.
この種をどこに植えるつもりだい。
Where do you plan on planting that seed?