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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

wood fern, wood-fern, woodfern
any of various ferns of the genus Dryopteris

noun.plant

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fragrant cliff fern, fragrant shield fern, fragrant wood fern, Dryopteris fragrans go
fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds
male fern, Dryopteris filix-mas go
fern of North America and Europe whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel tapeworms
marginal wood fern, evergreen wood fern, leatherleaf wood fern, Dryopteris marginalis go
North American fern with evergreen fronds
mountain male fern, Dryopteris oreades go
a fern of the genus Dryopteris