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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

foliage, leaf, leafage
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

noun.plant

27 Subcategories

cataphyll go
a reduced or scarcely developed leaf at the start of a plant's life (i.e., cotyledons) or in the early stages of leaf development
floral leaf go
a modified leaf that is part of a flower
dandelion green go
the foliage of the dandelion plant
pitcher go
(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer
sporophyll, sporophyl go
leaf in ferns and mosses that bears the sporangia
blade, leaf blade go
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
amplexicaul leaf go
a leaf with its base clasping the stem
verdure, greenery go
green foliage
leaflet go
part of a compound leaf
frond go
compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
pad go
the large floating leaf of an aquatic plant (as the water lily)
scale, scale leaf go
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
fig leaf go
a leaf from a fig tree
simple leaf go
a leaf that is not divided into parts
compound leaf go
a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk
entire leaf go
a leaf having a smooth margin without notches or indentations
crenate leaf go
a leaf having a scalloped margin
serrate leaf go
a leaf having a margin notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex
dentate leaf go
a leaf having a toothed margin
emarginate leaf go
a leaf having a notch at the apex
erose leaf go
a leaf having a jagged margin as though gnawed
runcinate leaf go
a leaf having incised margins with the lobes or teeth curved toward the base
lobed leaf go
a leaf having deeply indented margins
parallel-veined leaf go
a leaf whose veins run in parallel from the stem
parted leaf go
a leaf having margins incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
prickly-edged leaf go
a leaf having prickly margins
rosette go
a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)