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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

covering, cover, natural covering go
a natural object that covers or envelops

pericarp, seed vessel
the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

noun.plant

5 Subcategories

epicarp, exocarp go
outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
mesocarp go
the middle layer of a pericarp
pit, stone, endocarp go
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
capsule go
a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
bur, burr go
seed vessel having hooks or prickles