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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

rock brake, cliff brake, cliff-brake
any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm temperate regions

noun.plant

3 Subcategories

coffee fern, Pellaea andromedifolia go
evergreen fern of California and Baja California
purple rock brake, Pellaea atropurpurea go
very short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axes
bird's-foot fern, Pellaea mucronata, Pellaea ornithopus go
cliff brake of California and Baja California having purple-brown leafstalks