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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

succulent
a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

noun.plant

6 Subcategories

Hottentot fig, Hottentot's fig, sour fig, Carpobrotus edulis, Mesembryanthemum edule go
low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp
livingstone daisy, Dorotheanthus bellidiformis go
low-growing showy succulent annual of South Africa having white or pink or red or orange flowers and spatulate leaves covered in papillae that resemble small crystals
lithops, living stone, stoneface, stone-face, stone plant, stone life face, flowering stone go
any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones
living granite, living rock, stone mimicry plant go
highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite
cactus go
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
aloe go
succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers