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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

arum, aroid
any plant of the family Araceae

noun.plant

17 Subcategories

cuckoopint, lords-and-ladies, jack-in-the-pulpit, Arum maculatum go
common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix
black calla, Arum palaestinum go
ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark purple spathe
elephant's ear, alocasia, elephant ear go
any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries
amorphophallus go
any plant of the genus Amorphophallus
pungapung, telingo potato, elephant yam, Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Amorphophallus campanulatus go
putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
devil's tongue, snake palm, umbrella arum, Amorphophallus rivieri go
foul-smelling somewhat fleshy tropical plant of southeastern Asia cultivated for its edible corms or in the greenhouse for its large leaves and showy dark red spathe surrounding a large spadix
krubi, titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum go
malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
jack-in-the-pulpit, Indian turnip, wake-robin, Arisaema triphyllum, Arisaema atrorubens go
common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
green dragon, Arisaema dracontium go
early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
friar's-cowl, Arisarum vulgare go
tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe
caladium go
any plant of the genus Caladium cultivated for their ornamental foliage variously patterned in white or pink or red
taro, dasheen, taro plant, dalo, Colocasia esculenta go
herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
dumb cane, mother-in-law plant, mother-in-law's tongue, Dieffenbachia sequine go
an evergreen plant with large showy dark green leaves
dracontium go
any plant of the genus Dracontium
green dragon, dragon arum, Dracunculus vulgaris go
European arum resembling the cuckoopint
nephthytis go
any plant of the genus Nephthytis
yautia, tannia, spoonflower, malanga, Xanthosoma sagittifolium, Xanthosoma atrovirens go
tropical American aroid having edible tubers that are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes