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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

bamboo
woody tropical grass having hollow woody stems

noun.plant

7 Subcategories

common bamboo, Bambusa vulgaris go
extremely vigorous bamboo having thin-walled culms striped green and yellow
giant cane, cane reed, Arundinaria gigantea go
tall grass of southern United States growing in thickets
small cane, switch cane, Arundinaria tecta go
small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States
giant bamboo, kyo-chiku, Dendrocalamus giganteus go
immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks
fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea go
small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young
black bamboo, kuri-chiku, Phyllostachys nigra go
small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
giant timber bamboo, madake, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys bambusoides go
large bamboo having thick-walled culms