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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
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

noun.plant

22 Subcategories

pteridophyte, nonflowering plant go
plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant go
plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
herb, herbaceous plant go
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
halophyte go
plant growing naturally in very salty soil
succulent go
a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
cultivar go
a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
cultivated plant go
plants that are grown for their produce
weed go
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
evergreen, evergreen plant go
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
deciduous plant go
a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season
vine go
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
creeper go
any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
woody plant, ligneous plant go
a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
geophyte go
a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms
desert plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant go
plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water
mesophyte, mesophytic plant go
land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water
aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant go
a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
tuberous plant go
plant growing from a tuber
bulbous plant go
plant growing from a bulb
cormous plant go
plant growing from a corm
psilophyte go
any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant
psilophyton go
any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton