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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

gramineous plant, graminaceous plant go
cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves

grass go
narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns

wheatgrass, wheat-grass
a grass of the genus Agropyron

noun.plant

6 Subcategories

crested wheatgrass, crested wheat grass, fairway crested wheat grass, Agropyron cristatum go
Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control
dog grass, couch grass, quackgrass, quack grass, quick grass, witch grass, witchgrass, Agropyron repens go
European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes
bearded wheatgrass, Agropyron subsecundum go
a wheatgrass with straight terminal awns on the flowering glumes
western wheatgrass, bluestem wheatgrass, Agropyron smithii go
valuable forage grass of western United States
intermediate wheatgrass, Agropyron intermedium, Elymus hispidus go
Asiatic grass introduced into United States rangelands for pasture and fodder
slender wheatgrass, Agropyron trachycaulum, Agropyron pauciflorum, Elymus trachycaulos go
North American grass cultivated in western United States as excellent forage crop