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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

nightshade
any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum

noun.plant

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kangaroo apple, poroporo, Solanum aviculare go
Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit
horse nettle, ball nettle, bull nettle, ball nightshade, Solanum carolinense go
coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit
bittersweet, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade, deadly nightshade, poisonous nightshade, woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara go
poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries
trompillo, white horse nettle, prairie berry, purple nightshade, silverleaf nightshade, silver-leaved nightshade, silver-leaved nettle, Solanum elaeagnifolium go
weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers
African holly, Solanum giganteum go
woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries
black nightshade, common nightshade, poisonberry, poison-berry, Solanum nigrum go
Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible
Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry, Solanum pseudocapsicum go
small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit
buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum go
North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers