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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

vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

pteridophyte, nonflowering plant go
plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores

fern go
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward

polypody
any of numerous ferns of the genus Polypodium

noun.plant

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licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza go
fern having rootstock of a sweetish flavor
grey polypody, gray polypody, resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides go
fern growing on rocks or tree trunks and having fronds greyish and scurfy below
leatherleaf, leathery polypody, coast polypody, Polypodium scouleri go
stiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midrib
rock polypody, rock brake, American wall fern, Polypodium virgianum go
chiefly lithophytic or epiphytic fern of North America and east Asia
sweet fern, common polypody, adder's fern, wall fern, golden maidenhair, golden polypody, Polypodium vulgare go
mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia