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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

bloom, flower, blossom go
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

inflorescence
the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

noun.plant

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flower head go
a shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae
catkin, ament go
a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence
umbel go
flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point
corymb go
flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height
flower cluster go
an inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers
cyme go
more or less flat-topped cluster of flowers in which the central or terminal flower opens first
spike go
(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis