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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

tree fern
any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds

noun.plant

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silver tree fern, sago fern, black tree fern, Cyathea medullaris go
a showy tree fern of New Zealand and Australia having a crown of pinnated fronds with whitish undersides
soft tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica go
of Australia and Tasmania
Scythian lamb, Cibotium barometz go
Asiatic tree fern having dense matted hairs sometimes used as a styptic
thyrsopteris, Thyrsopteris elegans go
a terrestrial tree fern of South America
angiopteris, giant fern, Angiopteris evecta go
highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall