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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 organ go
a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

root
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes

noun.plant

22 Subcategories

calamus go
the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo go
edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
ginseng go
aromatic root of ginseng plants
horseradish, horseradish root go
the root of the horseradish plant
radish go
pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
chicory, chicory root go
the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
salsify, oyster plant go
edible root of the salsify plant
Hottentot bread, Hottentot's bread go
thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot
briarroot go
hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea
orrisroot, orris go
fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris
sarsaparilla root go
dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent
licorice root go
root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
senega go
dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin
mandrake, mandrake root go
the root of the mandrake plant
cassava, manioc go
cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching
carrot go
deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
parsnip go
the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
pneumatophore go
an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
taproot go
(botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
adventitious root go
root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
rootlet go
small root or division of a root
prop root go
a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves