Topic Navigator

Noun Tree | Nouns Groups | Verb Groups | Search

Parent Categories

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

desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant go
plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water

agave, century plant, American aloe
tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes

noun.plant

8 Subcategories

American agave, Agave americana go
widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk
sisal, Agave sisalana go
Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
maguey, cantala, Agave cantala go
Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
maguey, Agave atrovirens go
Mexican plant used especially for making pulque which is the source of the colorless Mexican liquor, mescal
Agave tequilana go
Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
dracaena go
an agave that is often cultivated for its decorative foliage
bear grass, Nolina microcarpa go
stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers
sansevieria, bowstring hemp go
grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber