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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

cereal, cereal grass go
grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat

barley
cultivated since prehistoric times

noun.plant

4 Subcategories

common barley, Hordeum vulgare go
grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages
barley grass, wall barley, Hordeum murinum go
European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows
squirreltail barley, foxtail barley, squirreltail grass, Hordeum jubatum go
barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns
little barley, Hordeum pusillum go
annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America