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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 ally go
pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida

horsetail
perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes

noun.plant

6 Subcategories

common horsetail, field horsetail, Equisetum arvense go
of Eurasia and Greenland and North America
swamp horsetail, water horsetail, Equisetum fluviatile go
Eurasia
scouring rush, rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum hyemale robustum, Equisetum robustum go
evergreen erect horsetail with rough-edged stems
marsh horsetail, Equisetum palustre go
scouring-rush horsetail widely distributed in wet or boggy areas of northern hemisphere
wood horsetail, Equisetum Sylvaticum go
Eurasia except southern Russia
variegated horsetail, variegated scouring rush, Equisetum variegatum go
northern North America