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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

stalk, stem
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

noun.plant

25 Subcategories

gynophore go
the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle
carpophore go
a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
cornstalk, corn stalk go
the stalk of a corn plant
filament go
the stalk of a stamen
funiculus, funicle go
the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
petiolule go
the stalk of a leaflet
cane go
a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
sporangiophore go
stalk bearing one or more sporangia
slip, cutting go
a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
tuber go
a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
rootstock, rhizome, rootstalk go
a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
axis go
the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged
caudex go
woody stem of palms and tree ferns
beanstalk go
stem of a bean plant
cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade go
a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf
stock, caudex go
persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
stipe go
supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap
scape, flower stalk go
erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
petiole, leafstalk go
the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
bulb go
a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure
corm go
solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure
branch go
a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
culm go
stem of plants of the Gramineae
haulm, halm go
stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
trunk, tree trunk, bole go
the main stem of a tree