plant kingdom

noun

: a basic group of natural objects that includes all living and extinct plants compare animal kingdom, mineral kingdom

Examples of plant kingdom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In nature, goldenrods serve as some of the most important pollinator-friendly members of the plant kingdom. —

Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023 But recent research from the plant kingdom shows that a mouth isn’t essential. —

Darren Incorvaia, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023 Above all else in the plant kingdom, trees make good trellises for our self-regarding thoughts. —

Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021 In the plant kingdom, examples abound. —

Washington Post, 26 May 2021 For sheer biomass, nothing in the plant kingdom beats a tree. —

Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023 The ferns’ genomes also fill gaps in biologists’ understanding of the evolutionary history of the plant kingdom. —

Erika K Carlson, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2018 Sundew Plants Sundews are the biggest group of the carnivore plant kingdom. —

Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2021 And is there any being in the plant kingdom that embodies touch more than moss and its family, the bryophytes? —

Seyward Darby, Longreads, 3 Nov. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plant kingdom was in 1858

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