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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

lip fern, lipfern
any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus Cheilanthes

noun.plant

3 Subcategories

smooth lip fern, Alabama lip fern, Cheilanthes alabamensis go
southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
wooly lip fern, hairy lip fern, Cheilanthes lanosa go
small North American evergreen fern whose stipes and lower frond surfaces are densely wooly
southwestern lip fern, Cheilanthes eatonii go
lip fern of Texas to Oklahoma and Colorado and Arizona and Mexico having tall erect tufted fronds