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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

millet go
any of various small-grained annual cereal and forage grasses of the genera Panicum, Echinochloa, Setaria, Sorghum, and Eleusine

panic grass
any grass of the genus Panicum

noun.plant

4 Subcategories

witch grass, witchgrass, old witchgrass, old witch grass, tumble grass, Panicum capillare go
North American grass with slender brushy panicles
switch grass, Panicum virgatum go
grass of western America used for hay
broomcorn millet, hog millet, Panicum miliaceum go
extensively cultivated in Europe and Asia for its grain and in United States sometimes for forage
goose grass, Texas millet, Panicum Texanum go
annual weedy grass used for hay