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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

sorrel, oxalis, wood sorrel
any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis

noun.plant

6 Subcategories

shamrock, common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, Oxalis acetosella go
Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers
Bermuda buttercup, English-weed, Oxalis pes-caprae, Oxalis cernua go
South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
creeping oxalis, creeping wood sorrel, Oxalis corniculata go
creeping much-branched mat-forming weed
goatsfoot, goat's foot, Oxalis caprina go
short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
violet wood sorrel, Oxalis violacea go
perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers
oca, oka, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis crenata go
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers