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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

vine go
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

squash, squash vine go
any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

winter squash, winter squash plant
any of various plants of the species Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata producing squashes that have hard rinds and mature in the fall

noun.plant

6 Subcategories

acorn squash go
squash plant bearing small acorn-shaped fruits having yellow flesh and dark green or yellow rind with longitudinal ridges
hubbard squash, Cucurbita maxima go
any of several winter squash plants producing large greyish-green football-shaped fruit with a rough warty rind
turban squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis go
squash plants bearing hard-shelled fruit shaped somewhat like a turban with a rounded central portion protruding from the end opposite the stem
butternut squash, Cucurbita maxima go
plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind
winter crookneck squash, winter crookneck, Cucurbita moschata go
any of various plants bearing squash having hard rinds and elongated recurved necks
cushaw, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita argyrosperma go
plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds