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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 go
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae with edible leaves that have a pungent taste

bittercress, bitter cress
any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers

noun.plant

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cuckoo flower, lady's smock, cuckooflower, meadow cress, Cardamine pratensis go
a bitter cress of Europe and America
coral-root bittercress, coralroot, coralwort, Cardamine bulbifera, Dentaria bulbifera go
European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock
crinkleroot, crinkle-root, crinkle root, pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla go
North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
spring cress, Cardamine bulbosa go
small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America
purple cress, Cardamine douglasii go
small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers