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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

air plant, epiphyte, aerophyte, epiphytic plant
plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain

noun.plant

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waxflower, Clusia insignis go
epiphytic clusia of British Guiana
old man's beard, Spanish moss, black moss, long moss, Tillandsia usneoides go
dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots
aeschynanthus go
a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex
hemiepiphyte, semiepiphyte go
a plant that is an epiphyte for part of its life
strangler, strangler tree go
an epiphytic vine or tree whose aerial roots extend down the trunk of a supporting tree and coalesce around it eventually strangling the tree