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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

tree go
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

oak, oak tree go
a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus

live oak
any of several American evergreen oaks

noun.plant

4 Subcategories

coast live oak, California live oak, Quercus agrifolia go
highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves
canyon oak, canyon live oak, maul oak, iron oak, Quercus chrysolepis go
medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
southern live oak, Quercus virginiana go
medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico
interior live oak, Quercus wislizenii, Quercus wizlizenii go
a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast