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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

spurge
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia

noun.plant

19 Subcategories

caper spurge, myrtle spurge, mole plant, Euphorbia lathyris go
poisonous Old World spurge
sun spurge, wartweed, wartwort, devil's milk, Euphorbia helioscopia go
not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
devil's milk, petty spurge, Euphorbia peplus go
an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States
medusa's head, Euphorbia medusae, Euphorbia caput-medusae go
African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branches
wild spurge, flowering spurge, tramp's spurge, Euphorbia corollata go
common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts
snow-in-summer, snow-on-the-mountain, ghost weed, Euphorbia marginata go
annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparissias go
Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress
leafy spurge, wolf's milk, Euphorbia esula go
tall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North America
hairy spurge, Euphorbia hirsuta go
much-branched hirsute weed native to northeastern North America
poinsettia, Christmas star, Christmas flower, lobster plant, Mexican flameleaf, painted leaf, Euphorbia pulcherrima go
tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers
mole plant, Japanese poinsettia, paint leaf, Euphorbia heterophylla go
showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
painted leaf, fire-on-the-mountain, Mexican fire plant, Euphorbia cyathophora go
poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico
wood spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloides go
European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
candelilla, Euphorbia antisyphilitica go
wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States
dwarf spurge, Euphorbia exigua go
European erect or depressed annual weedy spurge adventive in northeastern United States
scarlet plume, Euphorbia fulgens go
Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers
naboom, cactus euphorbia, Euphorbia ingens go
small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra
crown of thorns, Christ thorn, Christ plant, Euphorbia milii go
somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts
toothed spurge, Euphorbia dentata go
an annual weed of northeastern North America with dentate leaves