Lexic.us

Definition of Kingdom

1. Noun. A domain in which something is dominant. "The rise of the realm of cotton in the south"

2. Noun. A country with a king as head of state.

3. Noun. The domain ruled by a king or queen.

4. Noun. A monarchy with a king or queen as head of state.

5. Noun. The highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia.

6. Noun. A basic group of natural objects.

Definition of Kingdom

1. n. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.

Definition of Kingdom

1. the area ruled by a king [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kingdom

1. The highest taxonomic rank, immediately above phylum or division. There are five biological kingoms: 1. Kingdom animalia: The members of this kingom are complex, multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that digest food outside their cells and then absorb the digested nutrients. Animals must consume other organisms to obtain most of their nutrients. 2. Kingdom fungi: Kingdom Fungi includes organisms such as slime moulds, mushrooms, smuts, rusts, mildews, moulds, stinkhorns, puffballs, truffles and yeasts. Allare classified in this kingdom because they absorb food in solution directly through their cell walls and reproduce through spores. None conduct photosynthesis. 3. Kingdom monera: This is the most primitive of the five kingdoms, it encompasses all the bacteria. Monerans are single-celled prokaryotic organisms. 4. Kingdom plantae: The members of this kingdom are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that (usually) conduct photosynthesis. 5. Kingdom protista: This kingdom is composed of single-celled (sometimes multicellular), eukaryotic organisms. Protists are more complex than bacteria and include protozooans and some types of algae. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kingdom

king's spear King-Armstrong unit king-size king-sized kingbird kingbird kingbirds kingbolt kingbolts kingcraft

kingcrafts kingcup kingcup kingcups kingdom (current term) kingdom (current term) kingdoms kingdom Animalia kingdom come kingdom Fungi

kingdom Monera Kingdom of Belgium Kingdom of Bhutan Kingdom of Cambodia Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of God Kingdom of Lesotho Kingdom of Morocco Kingdom of Nepal Kingdom of Norway

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