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Buckeye

A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus (Aesculus) as the horse chestnut.

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American 76% connected

Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.

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Seed 76% connected

of Seed

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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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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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Fern noun · 86% connection

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by s…

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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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Allspice noun · 78% connection

The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jama…

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Appellative noun · 78% connection

A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings…

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Arbustive adjective · 78% connection

Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs.

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Basil noun · 78% connection

The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family, but chiefly to the common or sweet basil (Ocymum basilicum), and the bush…

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Brush noun · 78% connection

A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small trees in a wood; underbrush.

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Cassia noun · 78% connection

A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several…

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Castanea noun · 78% connection

A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut and chinquapin.

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Chestnut adjective · 78% connection

Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

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Esculin noun · 78% connection

A glucoside obtained from the Aesculus hippocastanum, or horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue fluorescent solutions.

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Espalier noun · 78% connection

A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.

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Eugenia noun · 78% connection

A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries, and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which are the trees…

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Frangipani noun · 78% connection

any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped var…

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