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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

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

plant, flora, plant life go
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

woody plant, ligneous plant go
a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems

tree go
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

gymnospermous tree go
any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta

conifer, coniferous tree go
any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

cypress, cypress tree
any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

noun.plant

8 Subcategories

gowen cypress, Cupressus goveniana go
small sometimes shrubby tree native to California
pygmy cypress, Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea go
rare small cypress native to northern California
Santa Cruz cypress, Cupressus abramsiana, Cupressus goveniana abramsiana go
rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species
Arizona cypress, Cupressus arizonica go
Arizona timber tree with bluish silvery foliage
Guadalupe cypress, Cupressus guadalupensis go
relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island
Monterey cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa go
tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay
Mexican cypress, cedar of Goa, Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica go
tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches
Italian cypress, Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens go
tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches