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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 go
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties

field corn
corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain

noun.plant

3 Subcategories

dent corn, Zea mays indentata go
corn whose kernels contain both hard and soft starch and become indented at maturity
flint corn, flint maize, Yankee corn, Zea mays indurata go
corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm
soft corn, flour corn, squaw corn, Zea mays amylacea go
corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch