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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

mesquite, mesquit
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

noun.plant

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honey mesquite, Western honey mesquite, Prosopis glandulosa go
thorny deep-rooted drought-resistant shrub native to southwestern United States and Mexico bearing pods rich in sugar and important as livestock feed
algarroba, Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora go
mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela
screw bean, screwbean, tornillo, screwbean mesquite, Prosopis pubescens go
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods