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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

herb, herbaceous plant go
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem

legume, leguminous plant
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

noun.plant

18 Subcategories

peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea go
widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions
chickpea, chickpea plant, Egyptian pea, Cicer arietinum go
Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
guar, cluster bean, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, Cyamopsis psoraloides go
drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
soy, soybean, soya, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max go
erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers
wild pea go
any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines
lentil, lentil plant, Lens culinaris go
widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder
horse gram, horse grain, poor man's pulse, Macrotyloma uniflorum, Dolichos biflorus go
twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder
locoweed, crazyweed, crazy weed go
any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
bean, bean plant go
any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
pea, pea plant go
a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
sesbania go
any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers
vetch go
any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers
moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia, Phaseolus aconitifolius go
East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods
adzuki bean, adsuki bean, Vigna angularis, Phaseolus angularis go
bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
snailflower, snail-flower, snail flower, snail bean, corkscrew flower, Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla go
perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell
mung, mung bean, green gram, golden gram, Vigna radiata, Phaseolus aureus go
erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds
black-eyed pea, cowpea, cowpea plant, Vigna unguiculata, Vigna sinensis go
sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
asparagus bean, yard-long bean, Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, Vigna sesquipedalis go
South American bean having very long succulent pods