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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

herb, herbaceous plant go
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem

milkweed, silkweed
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

noun.plant

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white milkweed, Asclepias albicans go
tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers
swallowwort, blood flower, Asclepias curassavica go
tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings
poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata go
milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata go
densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers
Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii, Asclepia meadii go
milkweed of central North America
purple silkweed, Asclepias purpurascens go
perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers
showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa go
milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
poison milkweed, horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata go
milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico
Indian paintbrush, butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Asclepias tuberosa go
erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata go
milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers