PLANT Synonyms
There are 40 hypernyms of the word plant. (close relations)
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| flora | nounn | |||||
noun • all the plant life in a particular region or period • (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||||||
| blossom | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity verb • produce or yield flowers • develop or come to a promising stage | ||||||
| bush | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946) • a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems • a large wilderness area • United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) • dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes • vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924) • hair growing in the pubic area adjective satellite • not of the highest quality or sophistication verb • provide with a bushing | ||||||
| cactus | nounn | |||||
noun • any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines | ||||||
| crop | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the yield from plants in a single growing season • a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale • a collection of people or things appearing together • the output of something in a season • the stock or handle of a whip • a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food verb • cut short • prepare for crops • yield crops • let feed in a field or pasture or meadow • feed as in a meadow or pasture • cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | ||||||
| fern | nounn | |||||
noun • any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores | ||||||
| flower | nounn | |||||
noun • a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms • reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts • the period of greatest prosperity or productivity verb • produce or yield flowers | ||||||
| foliage | nounn | |||||
noun • the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants • (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament | ||||||
| garden | nounn | |||||
noun • a plot of ground where plants are cultivated • the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden • a yard or lawn adjoining a house adjective satellite • the usual or familiar type verb • work in the garden | ||||||
| greenery | nounn | |||||
noun • green foliage | ||||||
| herb | nounn | |||||
noun • a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||||||
| moss | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants | ||||||
| sapling | nounn | |||||
noun • young tree | ||||||
| seedling | nounn | |||||
noun • young plant or tree grown from a seed | ||||||
| shrub | nounn | |||||
noun • a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems | ||||||
| thicket | nounn | |||||
noun • a dense growth of bushes | ||||||
| tree | nounn | |||||
noun • English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917) • a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms • a figure that branches from a single root verb • force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape • plant with trees • chase an animal up a tree • stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree | ||||||
| undergrowth | nounn | |||||
noun • the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | ||||||
| vegetation | nounn | |||||
noun • all the plant life in a particular region or period • the process of growth in plants • an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart) • inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life | ||||||
| vine | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface | ||||||
