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kingdom Plantae

kingdom Plantae

5.8
A large group of living things that includes all plants like mosses and flowering plants
  • noun
  • /ˈkɪŋdəm ˈplænteɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reino Plantae
  • The kingdom Plantae includes mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.

Examples

  • Modern taxonomists place flowering plants as part of the kingdom Plantae.

  • Algae were once considered part of the kingdom Plantae, but are now classified separately.

  • The kingdom Plantae includes a vast diversity of species.

  • Many scientists study the kingdom Plantae for medicinal purposes.

  • The kingdom Plantae includes mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.

  • Modern taxonomists place flowering plants as part of the kingdom Plantae.

  • Many scientists study the kingdom Plantae for medicinal purposes.

Synonyms

plant kingdom
vskingdom Plantae
  • Specialized
3 4.1

A group of living things that includes mosses, ferns, and trees

is the formal scientific label used by biologists instead of common phrasing
Plantae
vskingdom Plantae
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A group in biology that includes all plants, living or extinct

is the taxonomic category described as a whole rather than only its name

Surface Forms

kingdom Plantae singular
kingdoms Plantae plural

Morphology

kingdom + Plantae

The phrase is a straightforward composition: 'kingdom' (a taxonomic rank) combined with 'Plantae' (plants) yields the taxonomic group of plants, so the meaning is directly derivable from its parts. Scientific taxonomic labels are cross-linguistically regular and compositional, making this immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Kingdom Plantae comes from the word kingdom, meaning a large group, and the Latin word Plantae, meaning 'plants'. The idea of a 'kingdom' helps you remember that kingdom Plantae is the big group that includes all plants.