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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

weed go
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

ambrosia, ragweed, bitterweed
any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma

noun.plant

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common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia go
annual weed with finely divided foliage and spikes of green flowers
great ragweed, Ambrosia trifida go
a coarse annual with some leaves deeply and palmately three-cleft or five-cleft
western ragweed, perennial ragweed, Ambrosia psilostachya go
coarse perennial ragweed with creeping roots of dry barren lands of southwestern United States and Mexico