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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

aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant go
a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant go
a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land

sedge go
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

spike rush
a sedge of the genus Eleocharis

noun.plant

3 Subcategories

water chestnut, Chinese water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis go
Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers
needle spike rush, needle rush, slender spike rush, hair grass, Eleocharis acicularis go
fine-leaved aquatic spike rush
creeping spike rush, Eleocharis palustris go
cylindrical-stemmed sedge