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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

plant part, plant structure go
any part of a plant or fungus

plant organ go
a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

reproductive structure go
the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction

agamete go
an asexual reproductive cell

spore
a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion

noun.plant

16 Subcategories

basidiospore go
a sexually produced fungal spore borne on a basidium
endospore go
a small asexual spore that develops inside the cell of some bacteria and algae
carpospore go
a nonmotile spore of red algae
chlamydospore go
thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae
conidium, conidiospore go
an asexually produced fungal spore formed on a conidiophore
oospore go
a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
resting spore go
a spore of certain algae or fungi that lies dormant
tetraspore go
one of the four asexual spores produced within a sporangium
zoospore go
an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
fern seed go
the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust
pollen go
the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
microspore go
smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants
megaspore, macrospore go
larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants
aeciospore go
spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium
ascospore go
sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus
zygospore go
a plant spore formed by two similar sexual cells