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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

gum, gum tree go
any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

tupelo, tupelo tree
any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America

noun.plant

2 Subcategories

water gum, Nyssa aquatica go
columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood
black gum, sour gum, pepperidge, Nyssa sylvatica go
columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall