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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

pteridophyte, nonflowering plant go
plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores

fern go
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward

flowering fern, osmund
any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes

noun.plant

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royal fern, royal osmund, king fern, ditch fern, French bracken, Osmunda regalis go
large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
interrupted fern, Osmunda clatonia go
North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds
cinnamon fern, fiddlehead, fiddlehead fern, Osmunda cinnamonea go
New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds