Plantae
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈplænteɪ/
- Specialized
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Plantae
- Scientists categorize organisms into five kingdoms, among which Plantae is essential for understanding plant life and its evolution.
- the Plantae kingdom
Examples
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He was now willing to relegate unicellular algae and cyanobacteria to his new kingdom, Protista, but Whittaker continued to place all multicellular producers in kingdom Plantae.
Academic text (2012) -
In the classification system of living organisms, the kingdom Plantae includes all types of plants, from trees to flowers.
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The biologist explained that the kingdom Plantae consists of both living and extinct species of plants.
Synonyms
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4.1
A group of living things that includes mosses, ferns, and trees
A large group of living things that includes all plants like mosses and flowering plants
Compounds
- Specialized
A large group of living things that includes all plants like mosses and flowering plants
How Broad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plantae comes from the Latin word planta, which means 'sprout' or 'plant' and is the same root as the English word plant. So Plantae is the name for the kingdom that includes all plants.