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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

aquatic fern, water fern
ferns that grow in water

noun.plant

7 Subcategories

pepperwort, clover fern go
any of several water ferns of the genus Marsilea having four leaflets
pillwort, Pilularia globulifera go
European water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarps
regnellidium, Regnellidium diphyllum go
small latex-containing aquatic fern of southern Brazil
floating-moss, Salvinia rotundifolia, Salvinia auriculata go
free-floating aquatic ferns
mosquito fern, floating fern, Carolina pond fern, Azolla caroliniana go
small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America
water sprite, floating fern, Ceratopteris pteridioides go
aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums
floating fern, Ceratopteris thalictroides go
pantropical aquatic fern