UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: plant

Semantic entry: 3.1

Semantic domains: Plants

Subdomains: Plants [General Meaning]

Definition: any kind of plant, whether tree, bush, or herb

Notes: The principal translational difficulty with φυτεία is that in so many languages there is no term with such a generic meaning. Sometimes the closest equivalent is a descriptive phrase ‘green things’ or ‘leafy things.’|Classifications of plants vary greatly from one language to another. Principal distinctions are based upon size, woodiness, perennials versus annuals, and food-producing in contrast with non-food-producing.