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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

herb, herbaceous plant go
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem

bedstraw
any of several plants of the genus Galium

noun.plant

6 Subcategories

sweet woodruff, waldmeister, woodruff, fragrant bedstraw, Galium odoratum, Asperula odorata go
Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets
Northern bedstraw, Northern snow bedstraw, Galium boreale go
North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers
yellow bedstraw, yellow cleavers, Our Lady's bedstraw, Galium verum go
common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw
wild licorice, Galium lanceolatum go
bedstraw with sweetish roots
goose grass, cleavers, clivers, catchweed, spring cleavers, Galium aparine go
annual having the stem beset with curved prickles
wild madder, white madder, white bedstraw, infant's-breath, false baby's breath, Galium mollugo go
Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers