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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
the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction

noun.plant

30 Subcategories

agamete go
an asexual reproductive cell
fructification go
organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses)
gleba go
fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn
hymenium go
spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing asci or basidia
sporocarp, spore case go
specialized leaf branch in certain aquatic ferns that encloses the sori or clusters of sporangia
bloom, flower, blossom go
reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
stamen go
the male reproductive organ of a flower
anther go
the part of the stamen that contains pollen
pistil go
the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma
style go
(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma
stigma go
the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
ovary go
the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
ovule go
a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant
placenta go
that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
placentation go
arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
testa, episperm, seed coat go
protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
endosperm go
nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
gemma go
small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses that detaches from the parent and develops into a new individual
cone, strobilus, strobile go
cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts
basidium go
a small club-shaped structure typically bearing four basidiospores at the ends of minute projections
antheridium go
the male sex organ of spore-producing plants
spore case, sporangium, spore sac go
organ containing or producing spores
ascus go
saclike structure in which ascospores are formed through sexual reproduction of ascomycetes
sporophore go
a spore-bearing branch or organ: the part of the thallus of a sporophyte that develops spores
gametangium go
cell or organ in which gametes develop
gametoecium go
gametangia and surrounding bracts
gametophore go
a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid liverworts
sorus go
cluster of sporangia usually on underside of a fern frond
sorus go
a spore-producing structure in certain lichens and fungi
fruit go
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant