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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

bush, shrub go
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

subshrub, suffrutex go
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

milkwort
any of various plants of the genus Polygala

noun.plant

5 Subcategories

senega, Polygala alba go
perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest
orange milkwort, yellow milkwort, candyweed, yellow bachelor's button, Polygala lutea go
bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
flowering wintergreen, gaywings, bird-on-the-wing, fringed polygala, Polygala paucifolia go
common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals
Seneca snakeroot, Seneka snakeroot, senga root, senega root, senega snakeroot, Polygala senega go
eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots
common milkwort, gand flower, Polygala vulgaris go
small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers