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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

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

marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant
a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land

noun.plant

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lesser spearwort, Ranunculus flammula go
semiaquatic Eurasian perennial crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears
greater spearwort, Ranunculus lingua go
semiaquatic European crowfoot with leaves shaped like spears
kingcup, marsh marigold, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris go
swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups
rush go
grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
calamus, sweet flag, sweet calamus, myrtle flag, flagroot, Acorus calamus go
perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
wild calla, water arum, Calla palustris go
plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries
skunk cabbage, Lysichiton americanum go
clump-forming deciduous perennial swamp plant of western North America similar to Symplocarpus foetidus but having a yellow spathe
skunk cabbage, polecat weed, foetid pothos, Symplocarpus foetidus go
deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe
marsh elder, iva go
any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers
sedge go
grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
cattail go
tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves
sabbatia go
any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers
yellow-eyed grass go
any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
water plantain, Alisma plantago-aquatica go
marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
arrow grass, Triglochin maritima go
tufted perennial found in shallow water or marshland
parnassia, grass-of-Parnassus go
any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
shellflower, shell-flower, turtlehead, snakehead, snake-head, Chelone glabra go
showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
brooklime, American brooklime, Veronica americana go
plant of western North America and northeastern Asia having prostrate stems with dense racemes of pale violet to lilac flowers
brooklime, European brooklime, Veronica beccabunga go
European plant having low-lying stems with blue flowers
water parsnip, Sium suave go
stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water
greater water parsnip, Sium latifolium go
large stout white-flowered perennial found wild in shallow fresh water
skirret, Sium sisarum go
an Asiatic herb cultivated in Europe for its sweet edible tuberous root
water dragon, lizard's-tail, swamp lily, Saururus cernuus go
North American herbaceous perennial of wet places having slender curled racemes of small white flowers