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Anemone

A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.

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Actinia 76% connected

An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea…

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Snowdrop 76% connected

A bulbous plant (Galanthus nivalis) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its be…

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Thimbleweed 76% connected

Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.

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Anthozoan 76% connected

Pertaining to the Anthozoa.

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Flower 76% connected

In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage.

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Windflower 92% connected

The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.

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Angiosperm noun · 86% connection

plants having seeds in a closed ovary

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Annual noun · 86% connection

(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

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Apophysis noun · 86% connection

(botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

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Bast noun · 86% connection

(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

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Biennial noun · 86% connection

(botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usuall…

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Blister noun · 86% connection

(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

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Callus noun · 86% connection

(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid

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Calyx noun · 86% connection

(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and support…

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Cnidarian noun · 86% connection

radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp a…

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Coma noun · 86% connection

(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)

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Corolla noun · 86% connection

(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the f…

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Corona noun · 86% connection

(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

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Embryo noun · 86% connection

(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

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Flowering plant noun · 86% connection

plants having seeds in a closed ovary

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Germ tube noun · 86% connection

(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination

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Leaf node noun · 86% connection

(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

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Ligule noun · 86% connection

(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap

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Lip noun · 86% connection

(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx

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Analogue noun · 78% connection

A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such speci…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Asparagus noun · 78% connection

A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlet…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Aurora noun · 78% connection

A species of crowfoot.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Bachelor's button unknown · 78% connection

A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe a…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Bandicoot noun · 78% connection

A species of very large rat (Mus giganteus), found in India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and gardens.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Bell pepper unknown · 78% connection

A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (C. annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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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, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Buttercup noun · 78% connection

A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golde…

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Caladium noun · 78% connection

A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often curiously blotched with wh…

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Candytuft noun · 78% connection

An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first, discovered in th…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Canna noun · 78% connection

A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the nor…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: genus, plants, ranunculus, crowfoot, family.
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Cohosh noun · 78% connection

A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is…

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