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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

subshrub, suffrutex go
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

matchweed, matchbush
any of several plants of the genus Gutierrezia having tiny flower heads that resemble the heads of matches

noun.plant

3 Subcategories

little-head snakeweed, Gutierrezia microcephala go
similar to Gutierrezia sarothrae but with flower heads having fewer rays and disk flowers
rabbitweed, rabbit-weed, snakeweed, broom snakeweed, broom snakeroot, turpentine weed, Gutierrezia sarothrae go
low-growing sticky subshrub of southwestern United States having narrow linear leaves on many slender branches and hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads
broomweed, broom-weed, Gutierrezia texana go
annual of southwestern United States having rigid woody branches with sticky foliage and yellow flowers