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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

bush, shrub go
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

wax myrtle
any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

noun.plant

2 Subcategories

bay myrtle, puckerbush, Myrica cerifera go
evergreen aromatic shrubby tree of southeastern United States having small hard berries thickly coated with white wax used for candles
bayberry, candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, Myrica pensylvanica go
deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries