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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

spleenwort
any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium

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11 Subcategories

black spleenwort, Asplenium adiantum-nigrum go
spleenwort of Europe and Africa and Asia having pinnate fronds and yielding an astringent
ebony spleenwort, Scott's Spleenwort, Asplenium platyneuron go
common North American fern with polished black stripes
black-stem spleenwort, black-stemmed spleenwort, little ebony spleenwort go
fern of tropical America: from southern United States to West Indies and Mexico to Brazil
walking leaf, walking fern, Asplenium rhizophyllum, Camptosorus rhizophyllus go
ferns having lanceolate fronds that root at the tip
maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes go
small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds
green spleenwort, Asplenium viride go
a small fern with slim green fronds
mountain spleenwort, Asplenium montanum go
a spleenwort of eastern North America
wall rue, wall rue spleenwort, Asplenium ruta-muraria go
small delicate spleenwort found on a steep slope (as a wall or cliff) of Eurasia and North America
Bradley's spleenwort, Asplenium bradleyi go
a spleenwort of eastern to southern United States
lobed spleenwort, Asplenium pinnatifidum go
a spleenwort of eastern and southern United States
lanceolate spleenwort, Asplenium billotii go
a spleenwort of western Europe