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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

wheat
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

noun.plant

6 Subcategories

durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum, macaroni wheat go
wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta
soft wheat go
wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals
common wheat, Triticum aestivum go
widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties for its commercially important grain
spelt, Triticum spelta, Triticum aestivum spelta go
hardy wheat grown mostly in Europe for livestock feed
emmer, starch wheat, two-grain spelt, Triticum dicoccum go
hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany
wild wheat, wild emmer, Triticum dicoccum dicoccoides go
found wild in Palestine