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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

blackwood, blackwood tree
any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood

noun.plant

3 Subcategories

lightwood, Acacia melanoxylon go
tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
logwood, logwood tree, campeachy, bloodwood tree, Haematoxylum campechianum go
spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
black mangrove, Avicennia marina go
a mangrove of the West Indies and the southern Florida coast