plant kingdom

noun

1. the plants of the world collectively.

plant kingdom

noun

1. a category of living organisms comprising all plants but excluding the algae, fungi, and bacteria Compare animal kingdom mineral kingdom

plant kingdom

1. One of the five kingdoms of living things. Most plants derive energy from photosynthesis .

Word History and Origins

Origin of plant kingdom¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Given the vast biodiversity in the plant kingdom, Zahn said, "It's completely crazy to think that casein is the only protein that melts and stretches under heat exposure."

From Salon

In doing so, they have created something truly novel: a large "reference catalogue" of plant cell wall compositions from 287 species, broadly representing the entire plant kingdom.

From Science Daily

Finally, Bever said his team's findings that show biodiversity prohibits pathogen growth isn't as clear-cut outside the plant kingdom.

From Science Daily

Even more exciting is that this knowledge of these genes, which are highly conserved across the plant kingdom, could help biofortify other crops such as wheat and barley using gene-editing and other modern breeding techniques.

From Science Daily

And just look at them: Milkweeds are “among the most elaborate in the plant kingdom,” he writes, with “a complexity comparable to that of rare orchids.”

From Seattle Times