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Abelmosk
noun · 78% connection
An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus -- formerly Abelmoschus -- moschatus), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Abutilon
noun · 78% connection
A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also Indian mallow.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Allheal
noun · 78% connection
A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Bittersweet
adjective · 78% connection
Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Boraginaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (Boraginaceae) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Broom rape
unknown · 78% connection
A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spik…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Catapetalous
adjective · 78% connection
Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to their bases, as in the mallow.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Cheese
noun · 78% connection
The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet, separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in a hoop or mold.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Chrysanthemum
noun · 78% connection
A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums (annual and p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Column
noun · 78% connection
A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat ornamented, and usually composed of b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Cotton
noun · 78% connection
A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Cowslip
noun · 78% connection
A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Epeira
noun · 78% connection
A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider (E. diadema). They spin geometrical webs. See Garden spider.
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Fen
noun · 78% connection
Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic plants; boggy la…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Garden
noun · 78% connection
A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Gardenia
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of Dr. Alexander…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Hellebore
noun · 78% connection
A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. ni…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
Herbary
noun · 78% connection
A garden of herbs; a cottage garden.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, mallow, family, includes.
