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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

fig tree
any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus

noun.plant

8 Subcategories

fig, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica go
Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
wild fig, strangler fig, golden fig, Florida strangler fig, Ficus aurea go
a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies
banyan, banian, banyan tree, banian tree, Indian banyan, East Indian fig tree, Ficus bengalensis go
East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks
pipal, pipal tree, pipul, peepul, sacred fig, bo tree, Ficus religiosa go
fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity
India-rubber tree, India-rubber plant, India-rubber fig, rubber plant, Assam rubber, Ficus elastica go
large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant
mistletoe fig, mistletoe rubber plant, Ficus diversifolia, Ficus deltoidea go
shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe
Port Jackson fig, rusty rig, little-leaf fig, Botany Bay fig, Ficus rubiginosa go
Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament
sycamore, sycamore fig, mulberry fig, Ficus sycomorus go
thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground