Plantae

See also plantae

Translingual

Wikispecies

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin planta (“plant, twig, sprout”).

Proper noun

Plantae

1. A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukaryota — the plants. About 300,000 species of organism that all contain chlorophyll to obtain energy from the sun.

Coordinate terms

• (kingdom): Animalia, Fungi, Protista

Hyponyms

• (kingdom): Angiosperms, Anthocerotophyta, Bryophyta, Charophyta, Chlorophyta, Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Gnetophyta, Lycopodiophyta, Marchantiophyta, Pinophyta, Pteridophyta; Pteridospermatophyta (extinct) - phyla