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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

angiospermous tree, flowering tree go
any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

fruit tree go
tree bearing edible fruit

plum, plum tree
any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone

noun.plant

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wild plum, wild plum tree go
an uncultivated plum tree or shrub
common plum, Prunus domestica go
any of various widely distributed plums grown in the cooler temperate areas
bullace, Prunus insititia go
small wild or half-domesticated Eurasian plum bearing small ovoid fruit in clusters
big-tree plum, Prunus mexicana go
small tree of southwestern United States having purplish-red fruit sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its large leaves
Canada plum, Prunus nigra go
small tree native to northeastern North America having oblong orange-red fruit
cherry plum, myrobalan, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera go
small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit
Japanese plum, Prunus salicina go
small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
Sierra plum, Pacific plum, Prunus subcordata go
shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit