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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

bugbane
a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

noun.plant

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American bugbane, summer cohosh, Cimicifuga americana go
bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers
black cohosh, black snakeroot, rattle-top, Cimicifuga racemosa go
North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia
fetid bugbane, foetid bugbane, Cimicifuga foetida go
bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers