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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

palm, palm tree go
any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

feather palm
palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves

noun.plant

10 Subcategories

coyol, coyol palm, Acrocomia vinifera go
tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber
grugru, gri-gri, grugru palm, macamba, Acrocomia aculeata go
tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts
areca go
any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts
piassava palm, pissaba palm, Bahia piassava, bahia coquilla, Attalea funifera go
Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes
wax palm, Ceroxylon andicola, Ceroxylon alpinum go
palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles
oil palm go
pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils
babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana go
tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
cohune palm, Orbignya cohune, cohune go
tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
date palm, Phoenix dactylifera go
tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit
ivory palm, ivory-nut palm, ivory plant, Phytelephas macrocarpa go
a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts