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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

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

plant part, plant structure go
any part of a plant or fungus

plant tissue go
the tissue of a plant

vascular tissue
tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants

noun.plant

8 Subcategories

stele go
the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
cambium go
a formative one-cell layer of tissue between xylem and phloem in most vascular plants that is responsible for secondary growth
vascular bundle, vascular strand, fibrovascular bundle go
a unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem
vascular ray, medullary ray go
a sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles
xylem go
the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
tracheid go
long tubular cell peculiar to xylem
phloem, bast go
(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed
sieve tube go
tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae