Plants collectively, as one of the major divisions of the natural world (now in Biology usually excluding fungi, bacteria, and often algae and protists).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The New Englander.
Definition of plant kingdom in US English:
plant kingdom
noun
Plants collectively, as one of the major divisions of the natural world (now in Biology usually excluding fungi, bacteria, and often algae and protists).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The New Englander.