plant life, flora, plant - a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

vascular system - the vessels and tissue that carry or circulate fluids such as blood or lymph or sap through the body of an animal or plant

nonflowering plant, pteridophyte - plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores

phanerogam, seed plant, spermatophyte - plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

halophyte - plant growing naturally in very salty soil

succulent - a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

cultivar - a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation

cultivated plant - plants that are grown for their produce

weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

duct - a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

vascular tissue - tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants

evergreen, evergreen plant - a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year

deciduous plant - a plant having foliage that is shed annually at the end of the growing season

vine - weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

creeper - any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping

ligneous plant, woody plant - a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems

geophyte - a perennial plant that propagates by underground bulbs or tubers or corms

desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant - plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte

mesophyte, mesophytic plant - land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte

aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant - a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

tuberous plant - plant growing from a tuber

bulbous plant - plant growing from a bulb

cormous plant - plant growing from a corm

psilophyte - any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant

psilophyton - any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton