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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010944
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010944
Preferred Name

Plants

Definitions
Multicellular, eukaryotic life forms of kingdom Plantae. Plants acquired chloroplasts by direct endosymbiosis of CYANOBACTERIA. They are characterized by a mainly photosynthetic mode of nutrition; essentially unlimited growth at localized regions of cell divisions (MERISTEMS); cellulose within cells providing rigidity; the absence of organs of locomotion; absence of nervous and sensory systems; and an alternation of haploid and diploid generations. It is a non-taxonomical term most often referring to LAND PLANTS. In broad sense it includes RHODOPHYTA and GLAUCOPHYTA along with VIRIDIPLANTAE.
Synonyms
Plant
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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