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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

woody plant, ligneous plant go
a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems

bush, shrub go
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

cotton, cotton plant
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

noun.plant

7 Subcategories

tree cotton, Gossypium arboreum go
East Indian shrub cultivated especially for ornament for its pale yellow to deep purple blossoms
tree cotton, sea island cotton, Gossypium barbadense go
small bushy tree grown on islands of the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of the southern United States
Levant cotton, Gossypium herbaceum go
Old World annual having heart-shaped leaves and large seeds with short greyish lint removed with difficulty
upland cotton, Gossypium hirsutum go
native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton
Peruvian cotton, Gossypium peruvianum go
cotton with long rough hairy fibers
Egyptian cotton go
fine somewhat brownish long-staple cotton grown in Egypt
wild cotton, Arizona wild cotton, Gossypium thurberi go
shrub of southern Arizona and Mexico