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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

maidenhair, maidenhair fern
any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds

noun.plant

4 Subcategories

common maidenhair, Venushair, Venus'-hair fern, southern maidenhair, Venus maidenhair, Adiantum capillus-veneris go
delicate maidenhair fern with slender shining black leaf stalks
American maidenhair fern, five-fingered maidenhair fern, Adiantum pedatum go
hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes
Bermuda maidenhair, Bermuda maidenhair fern, Adiantum bellum go
delicate endemic Bermudian fern with creeping rootstock
brittle maidenhair, brittle maidenhair fern, Adiantum tenerum go
tropical American fern with broad pinnae