plant
Definitions of plant
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(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionsynonyms: Flora, gewas, opstal, plantgewastypes:fytoplanktonphotosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algaesporenplant, sporeplantformerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungizomergewas(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a yearbiënnale(botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second seasonembryo(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegoniumkamerplantany of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposesvaatplantgreen plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiospermsepifyt, gastplant, parasietplant, woekerplantplant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on itrotsplantplant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock gardenanthurium, anturiumany of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowerskruida plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestswasbloemepiphytic clusia of British Guianahalofytplant growing naturally in very salty soilhondspeterselieEuropean weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eatenvetplanta plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirscultivara variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivationkweekplantplants that are grown for their produceonkruidany plant that crowds out cultivated plantsstoppelgewasa crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same seasondruivelaar, klimmer, klimplant, rank, wijnrank, wijnstok, wingerda plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surfacekruiperany plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creepingwoestijnplant, xerofietplant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophytemesofytland plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophytehydrofyt, waterplanta plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinthknolgewasplant growing from a tuberbolgewasplant growing from a bulbtype of:organismea living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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