Plant-kingdom
noun
1.
the plants of the world collectively.
noun
1.
a category of living organisms comprising all plants but excluding the algae, fungi, and bacteria Compare animal kingdom, mineral kingdom
One of the five kingdoms of living things. Most plants derive energy from photosynthesis.
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