plant life

noun

(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

• Syn: ↑plant, ↑flora

• Derivationally related forms: ↑floral (for: ↑flora), ↑plantal (for: ↑plant), ↑plantlet (for: ↑plant), ↑plant (for: ↑plant)

• Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology

• Members of this Topic:

↑acid-loving, ↑alkaline-loving, ↑apocarpous, ↑syncarpous, ↑sedgy, ↑floccose, ↑hispid, ↑pappose, ↑carnivorous, ↑saprophytic, ↑insectivorous, ↑etiolate, ↑etiolated, ↑blanched, ↑tender, ↑dicotyledonous, ↑monocotyledonous, ↑evergreen, ↑deciduous, ↑campylotropous, ↑orthotropous, ↑anatropous, ↑inverted, ↑amphitropous, ↑epiphytotic, ↑amentiferous, ↑amentaceous, ↑half-hardy, ↑gregarious, ↑clustered, ↑ungregarious, ↑caespitose, ↑cespitose, ↑tufted, ↑leggy, ↑tall-growing, ↑endangered, ↑threatened, ↑phytotherapy, ↑herbal therapy, ↑botanical medicine, ↑microorganism, ↑micro-organism, ↑parasite, ↑coca, ↑fugacity, ↑fugaciousness, ↑circulation, ↑vegetation, ↑flora, ↑botany, ↑squamule, ↑nitrification, ↑perennation, ↑photosynthesis, ↑alder blight, ↑peroxidase, ↑tenderizer, ↑tenderiser, ↑propagate, ↑bruise, ↑domesticate, ↑cultivate, ↑naturalize, ↑naturalise, ↑tame, ↑accrete, ↑girdle, ↑deaden

• Hypernyms: ↑organism, ↑being

• Hyponyms:

↑phytoplankton, ↑microflora, ↑crop, ↑endemic, ↑holophyte, ↑non-flowering plant, ↑plantlet, ↑wilding, ↑ornamental, ↑pot plant, ↑acrogen, ↑apomict, ↑aquatic, ↑cryptogam, ↑annual, ↑biennial, ↑perennial, ↑escape, ↑hygrophyte, ↑neophyte, ↑embryo, ↑monocarp, ↑monocarpic plant, ↑monocarpous plant, ↑sporophyte, ↑gametophyte, ↑houseplant, ↑garden plant, ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte, ↑poisonous plant, ↑air plant, ↑epiphyte, ↑aerophyte, ↑epiphytic plant, ↑rock plant, ↑autophyte, ↑autophytic plant, ↑autotroph, ↑autotrophic organism, ↑myrmecophyte

• Member Holonyms: ↑Plantae, ↑kingdom Plantae, ↑plant kingdom

• Part Meronyms: ↑hood, ↑cap, ↑plant part, ↑plant structure

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noun

1. : flora, vegetation

2. : the mode of life of plants