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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

corn, maize, Indian corn, Zea mays
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties

noun.plant

3 Subcategories

field corn go
corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain
sweet corn, green corn, sugar corn, sweet corn plant, Zea mays rugosa, Zea saccharata go
a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating
popcorn, Zea mays everta go
corn having small ears and kernels that burst when exposed to dry heat