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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

crucifer, cruciferous plant go
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae

cress, cress plant
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste

noun.plant

9 Subcategories

watercress go
any of several water-loving cresses
Arabidopsis thaliana, mouse-ear cress go
a small invasive self-pollinating weed with small white flowers
Arabidopsis lyrata go
a small noninvasive cross-pollinating plant with white flowers
rock cress, rockcress go
any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
tower cress, tower mustard, Turritis glabra, Arabis glabra go
or genus Arabis: erect cress widely distributed throughout Europe
winter cress, St. Barbara's herb, scurvy grass go
any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses
bittercress, bitter cress go
any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers
scurvy grass, common scurvy grass, Cochlearia officinalis go
a widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy
common garden cress, garden pepper cress, pepper grass, pepperwort, Lepidium sativum go
annual herb used as salad green and garnish